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How to Make Tough Nuts in Infinite Craft

Tough Nuts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Choughs plus Nuts and Bolts. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChoughsNuts and BoltsTough Nuts

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4DustPlantPollen
  5. 5AshPollenCough
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EarthEngineTractor
  10. 10LakeTractorPlow
  11. 11CoughPlowChough
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15EarthIslandContinent
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17SteamWaveSurf
  18. 18ContinentSurfAustralia
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22AustraliaSnowNo
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24NoOceanNot
  25. 25DustEngineVacuum
  26. 26FireVacuumBlack Hole
  27. 27Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  28. 28NotSingularityPlural
  29. 29ChoughPluralChoughs
  30. 30EnginePlantCar
  31. 31FireWindSmoke
  32. 32PlantSmokeIncense
  33. 33IncenseWaterPerfume
  34. 34CarPerfumeChauffeur
  35. 35EarthSteamMud
  36. 36PlantWaterSwamp
  37. 37MudSwampQuagmire
  38. 38EarthFireLava
  39. 39LavaWaterStone
  40. 40QuagmireStoneSquirrel
  41. 41ChauffeurSquirrelNut Driver
  42. 42PlantStoneFossil
  43. 43FireFossilDinosaur
  44. 44DustWindSandstorm
  45. 45EarthPlantTree
  46. 46DustTreeWood
  47. 47SandstormWoodSandal
  48. 48DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  49. 49Nut DriverThesaurusNuts and Bolts
  50. 50ChoughsNuts and BoltsTough Nuts
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Dust + Plant→ Pollen5Ash + Pollen→ Cough6Water + Water→ Lake7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Earth + Engine→ Tractor10Lake + Tractor→ Plow11Cough + Plow→ Chough12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Earth + Island→ Continent16Water + Wind→ Wave17Steam + Wave→ Surf18Continent + Surf→ Australia19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Australia + Snow→ No23Lake + Water→ Ocean24No + Ocean→ Not25Dust + Engine→ Vacuum26Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole27Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity28Not + Singularity→ Plural29Chough + Plural→ Choughs30Engine + Plant→ Car31Fire + Wind→ Smoke32Plant + Smoke→ Incense33Incense + Water→ Perfume34Car + Perfume→ Chauffeur35Earth + Steam→ Mud36Plant + Water→ Swamp37Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire38Earth + Fire→ Lava39Lava + Water→ Stone40Quagmire + Stone→ Squirrel41Chauffeur + Squirrel→ Nut Driver42Plant + Stone→ Fossil43Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur44Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm45Earth + Plant→ Tree46Dust + Tree→ Wood47Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal48Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus49Nut Driver + Thesaurus→ Nuts and Bolts50Choughs + Nuts and Bolts→ Tough Nuts

Tough Nuts at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tough Nuts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Choughs with Nuts and Bolts. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tough Nuts?

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

Is Tough Nuts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tough Nuts?

Only one known combination produces Tough Nuts.

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