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How to Make Thistle-bot in Infinite Craft

Thistle-bot is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Thistle-boat. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThistle-boatThistle-bot

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 65

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26DragonLakeLoch Ness Monster
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28MountainMountainMountain Range
  29. 29Loch Ness MonsterMountain RangeScotland
  30. 30PlantScotlandThistle
  31. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32EarthPlanetMoon
  33. 33MoonWindWerewolf
  34. 34TreeWerewolfWere-tree
  35. 35EngineWere-treeWere-car
  36. 36LakeWere-carWere-boat
  37. 37ThistleWere-boatThistle-boat
  38. 38Future TenseThistle-boatThistle-bot
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp24Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon25Water + Waterโ†’ Lake26Dragon + Lakeโ†’ Loch Ness Monster27Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain28Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range29Loch Ness Monster + Mountain Rangeโ†’ Scotland30Plant + Scotlandโ†’ Thistle31Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree32Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon33Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf34Tree + Werewolfโ†’ Were-tree35Engine + Were-treeโ†’ Were-car36Lake + Were-carโ†’ Were-boat37Thistle + Were-boatโ†’ Thistle-boat38Future Tense + Thistle-boatโ†’ Thistle-bot

Thistle-bot at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Thistle-bot, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thistle-bot in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Thistle-boat. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thistle-bot?

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

Is Thistle-bot hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thistle-bot?

Only one known combination produces Thistle-bot.

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