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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 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dutch plus Skate Titan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DutchSkate TitanVan der Waals

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 242 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineWindWindmill
  6. 6TeaWindmillDutch
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireMudBrick
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10SteamWaveSurf
  11. 11SurfWaveSurfer
  12. 12BrickSurferSkateboard
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15EnginePlanetSaturn
  16. 16EarthSaturnTitan
  17. 17SkateboardTitanSkate Titan
  18. 18DutchSkate TitanVan der Waals
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Water→ Steam3Plant + Steam→ Tea4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Engine + Wind→ Windmill6Tea + Windmill→ Dutch7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Fire + Mud→ Brick9Water + Wind→ Wave10Steam + Wave→ Surf11Surf + Wave→ Surfer12Brick + Surfer→ Skateboard13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Engine + Planet→ Saturn16Earth + Saturn→ Titan17Skateboard + Titan→ Skate Titan18Dutch + Skate Titan→ 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
DutchSkate TitanVan der Waals
DutchmanMercuryVan der Waals

What you can make with Van der Waals

Van der Waals at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

Similar effort to Van der Waals, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Van der Waals in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dutch with Skate Titan. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

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

18 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 long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% 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.