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How to Make The Plastics in Infinite Craft

The Plastics is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Plastic plus The Is. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PlasticThe IsThe Plastics

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 87

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5PlantStoneFossil
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  8. 8FossilMountain DewFossil Fuel
  9. 9DandelionFossil FuelPlastic
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16DustEngineVacuum
  17. 17FireVacuumBlack Hole
  18. 18Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  19. 19SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  20. 20DestructionTime TravelParadox
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23AshFirePhoenix
  24. 24AshPhoenixRebirth
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  27. 27PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  28. 28FirePlanetSun
  29. 29FireSunSolar
  30. 30PlantSolarOxygen
  31. 31OxygenWaterHydrogen
  32. 32DandelionHydrogenHelium
  33. 33EnginePlantCar
  34. 34DandelionEarthFlower
  35. 35CarFlowerCarnation
  36. 36CarnationTeaT
  37. 37HeliumTThe
  38. 38RepeatTheThe The
  39. 39EarthTsunamiIsland
  40. 40EarthIslandContinent
  41. 41WaterWindWave
  42. 42SteamWaveSurf
  43. 43ContinentSurfAustralia
  44. 44MountainWindAvalanche
  45. 45AvalancheWindSnow
  46. 46AustraliaSnowNo
  47. 47WaterWaterLake
  48. 48LakeWaterOcean
  49. 49NoOceanNot
  50. 50AshNotIs
  51. 51DestructionIsWas
  52. 52The TheWasThe Was
  53. 53ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  54. 54PlasticThe IsThe Plastics
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Plant + Stone→ Fossil6Earth + Earth→ Mountain7Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew8Fossil + Mountain Dew→ Fossil Fuel9Dandelion + Fossil Fuel→ Plastic10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction13Fire + Water→ Steam14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Dust + Engine→ Vacuum17Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole18Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine19Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel20Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox21Dust + Earth→ Planet22Dust + Fire→ Ash23Ash + Fire→ Phoenix24Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth25Plant + Steam→ Tea26Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea27Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat28Fire + Planet→ Sun29Fire + Sun→ Solar30Plant + Solar→ Oxygen31Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen32Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium33Engine + Plant→ Car34Dandelion + Earth→ Flower35Car + Flower→ Carnation36Carnation + Tea→ T37Helium + T→ The38Repeat + The→ The The39Earth + Tsunami→ Island40Earth + Island→ Continent41Water + Wind→ Wave42Steam + Wave→ Surf43Continent + Surf→ Australia44Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche45Avalanche + Wind→ Snow46Australia + Snow→ No47Water + Water→ Lake48Lake + Water→ Ocean49No + Ocean→ Not50Ash + Not→ Is51Destruction + Is→ Was52The The + Was→ The Was53Paradox + The Was→ The Is54Plastic + The Is→ The Plastics

What you can make with The Plastics

The Plastics at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Plastics in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plastic with The Is. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Plastics?

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

Is The Plastics hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Plastics?

Only one known combination produces The Plastics.

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