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How to Make Varnish in Infinite Craft

Varnish sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Oil plus Resin.

The final combination

OilResinVarnish

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 156 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FossilWaterOil
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustPlantPollen
  8. 8PollenStoneAmber
  9. 9AmberPlantResin
  10. 10OilResinVarnish
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava3Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone4Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil5Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen8Pollen + Stoneโ†’ Amber9Amber + Plantโ†’ Resin10Oil + Resinโ†’ Varnish

Other ways to make Varnish

6 combinations are known to produce Varnish. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Varnish
FirstSecondResult
OilResinVarnish
BrandyPaintVarnish
TurpentineWineVarnish
BugDry PaintVarnish
ResinTurpentineVarnish
HourglassShellacVarnish

What you can make with Varnish

Varnish at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
15
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

Similar effort to Varnish, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Varnish in Infinite Craft?

Combine Oil with Resin. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Varnish?

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

Is Varnish hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Varnish?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Varnish, 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.