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How to Make The Onion in Infinite Craft

The Onion is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Onion plus The Andes. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OnionThe AndesThe Onion

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 246 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4AshFirePhoenix
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7AshOceanSalt
  8. 8PhoenixSaltTears
  9. 9PlantTearsOnion
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EngineWindWindmill
  14. 14MudWindmillPig
  15. 15FirePigBacon
  16. 16BaconFireCrispy
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18MountainMountainMountain Range
  19. 19CrispyMountain RangeThe Andes
  20. 20OnionThe AndesThe Onion
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Fire→ Ash4Ash + Fire→ Phoenix5Water + Water→ Lake6Lake + Water→ Ocean7Ash + Ocean→ Salt8Phoenix + Salt→ Tears9Plant + Tears→ Onion10Fire + Water→ Steam11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Wind→ Windmill14Mud + Windmill→ Pig15Fire + Pig→ Bacon16Bacon + Fire→ Crispy17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range19Crispy + Mountain Range→ The Andes20Onion + The Andes→ The Onion

Other ways to make The Onion

6 combinations are known to produce The Onion. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Onion
FirstSecondResult
CollegeHumorMark TwainThe Onion
CollegehumorMark TwainThe Onion
Pop Tart TruckSatireThe Onion
OnionThe AndesThe Onion
IronicNewspaperThe Onion
ComedyWebsiteThe Onion

What you can make with The Onion

The Onion at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

Similar effort to The Onion, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Onion in Infinite Craft?

Combine Onion with The Andes. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Onion?

20 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is The Onion hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Onion?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce The Onion, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.