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How to Make The Tank Engine in Infinite Craft

The Tank Engine is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Derail plus Thomas. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DerailThomasThe Tank Engine

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 272 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EngineSteamTrain
  7. 7GlassTrainBullet
  8. 8BulletTrainDerail
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11VacuumWaterSponge
  12. 12SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  13. 13EarthSpongeBobPatrick
  14. 14PatrickTrainThomas
  15. 15DerailThomasThe Tank Engine
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine6Engine + Steamโ†’ Train7Glass + Trainโ†’ Bullet8Bullet + Trainโ†’ Derail9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge12Sponge + Steamโ†’ SpongeBob13Earth + SpongeBobโ†’ Patrick14Patrick + Trainโ†’ Thomas15Derail + Thomasโ†’ The Tank Engine

Other ways to make The Tank Engine

2 combinations are known to produce The Tank Engine. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Tank Engine
FirstSecondResult
DerailThomasThe Tank Engine
OverThomasThe Tank Engine

What you can make with The Tank Engine

The Tank Engine at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
27
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Tank Engine in Infinite Craft?

Combine Derail with Thomas. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Tank Engine?

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

Is The Tank Engine hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Tank Engine?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Tank Engine, 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.