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How to Make Winch in Infinite Craft

Winch is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pit Crew plus Sinking Car. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Pit CrewSinking CarWinch

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 362 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7DustTreeWood
  8. 8CarWoodCarpenter
  9. 9SteamWindCloud
  10. 10CloudFireLightning
  11. 11CarLightningRace Car
  12. 12CarpenterRace CarPit Crew
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14EngineLakeBoat
  15. 15BoatCarAmphicar
  16. 16PlantWaterSwamp
  17. 17SwampWaterMarsh
  18. 18DustWindSandstorm
  19. 19MarshSandstormQuicksand
  20. 20AmphicarQuicksandSinking Car
  21. 21Pit CrewSinking CarWinch
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Earth + Plant→ Tree7Dust + Tree→ Wood8Car + Wood→ Carpenter9Steam + Wind→ Cloud10Cloud + Fire→ Lightning11Car + Lightning→ Race Car12Carpenter + Race Car→ Pit Crew13Water + Water→ Lake14Engine + Lake→ Boat15Boat + Car→ Amphicar16Plant + Water→ Swamp17Swamp + Water→ Marsh18Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm19Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand20Amphicar + Quicksand→ Sinking Car21Pit Crew + Sinking Car→ Winch

Other ways to make Winch

2 combinations are known to produce Winch. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Winch
FirstSecondResult
Pit CrewSinking CarWinch
InchWhenWinch

Winch at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Winch in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pit Crew with Sinking Car. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Winch?

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

Is Winch hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Winch?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Winch, 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.