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How to Make Van Der Waals in Infinite Craft

Van Der Waals is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Sulfur hexafluoride plus Van Helium. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Sulfur hexafluorideVan HeliumVan Der Waals

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 842 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5LensWaterMicroscope
  6. 6FireMicroscopeVirus
  7. 7FireVirusFlu
  8. 8FluWaterFluoride
  9. 9EarthFluorideFluorite
  10. 10FireFluoriteFluorine
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13TreeWaterRiver
  14. 14RiverTreePaper
  15. 15PaperPlantBook
  16. 16EarthRiverDelta
  17. 17BookDeltaAlphabet
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EngineWindWindmill
  21. 21WaterWindmillEnergy
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  24. 24AlphabetElectric EelE
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshTreePencil
  28. 28BookPencilHomework
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30HomeworkTornadoF
  31. 31EFS
  32. 32FluorineSSulfur hexafluoride
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36FireSunSolar
  37. 37PlantSolarOxygen
  38. 38OxygenWaterHydrogen
  39. 39DandelionHydrogenHelium
  40. 40PlantSteamTea
  41. 41TeaWindmillDutch
  42. 42LakePlantLily
  43. 43LilyWaveMermaid
  44. 44DutchMermaidDutchman
  45. 45PlanetSunSolar System
  46. 46DustTreeWood
  47. 47TeaWoodTable
  48. 48Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  49. 49DutchmanPeriodic TableVanadium
  50. 50VanadiumWindVandium
  51. 51HeliumVandiumVan Helium
  52. 52Sulfur hexafluorideVan HeliumVan Der Waals
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Glass→ Lens5Lens + Water→ Microscope6Fire + Microscope→ Virus7Fire + Virus→ Flu8Flu + Water→ Fluoride9Earth + Fluoride→ Fluorite10Fire + Fluorite→ Fluorine11Earth + Water→ Plant12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Tree + Water→ River14River + Tree→ Paper15Paper + Plant→ Book16Earth + River→ Delta17Book + Delta→ Alphabet18Fire + Water→ Steam19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Engine + Wind→ Windmill21Water + Windmill→ Energy22Water + Water→ Lake23Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel24Alphabet + Electric Eel→ E25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Ash + Tree→ Pencil28Book + Pencil→ Homework29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Homework + Tornado→ F31E + F→ S32Fluorine + S→ Sulfur hexafluoride33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Fire + Sun→ Solar37Plant + Solar→ Oxygen38Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen39Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium40Plant + Steam→ Tea41Tea + Windmill→ Dutch42Lake + Plant→ Lily43Lily + Wave→ Mermaid44Dutch + Mermaid→ Dutchman45Planet + Sun→ Solar System46Dust + Tree→ Wood47Tea + Wood→ Table48Solar System + Table→ Periodic Table49Dutchman + Periodic Table→ Vanadium50Vanadium + Wind→ Vandium51Helium + Vandium→ Van Helium52Sulfur hexafluoride + Van Helium→ Van Der Waals

Other ways to make Van Der Waals

2 combinations are known to produce Van Der Waals. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Van Der Waals
FirstSecondResult
Sulfur hexafluorideVan HeliumVan Der Waals
Sulfur HexafluorideVan HeliumVan Der Waals

Van Der Waals at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Van Der Waals in Infinite Craft?

Combine Sulfur hexafluoride with Van Helium. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Van Der Waals?

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

Is Van Der Waals hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Van Der Waals?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Van Der Waals, 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.