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How to Make Time Vortex in Infinite Craft

Time Vortex is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Time Machine plus Vortex. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Time MachineVortexTime Vortex

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 173 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10DustFishStarfish
  11. 11WindWindTornado
  12. 12StarfishTornadoVortex
  13. 13Time MachineVortexTime Vortex
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine7Water + Waterโ†’ Lake8Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean9Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish10Dust + Fishโ†’ Starfish11Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado12Starfish + Tornadoโ†’ Vortex13Time Machine + Vortexโ†’ Time Vortex

Other ways to make Time Vortex

3 combinations are known to produce Time Vortex. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Time Vortex
FirstSecondResult
Time TravelVortexTime Vortex
Time MachineVortexTime Vortex
Time BongVortexTime Vortex

What you can make with Time Vortex

Time Vortex at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

Similar effort to Time Vortex, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Time Vortex in Infinite Craft?

Combine Time Machine with Vortex. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Time Vortex?

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

Is Time Vortex hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Time Vortex?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Time Vortex, 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.