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How to Make ZINC in Infinite Craft

ZINC is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus Zombie Nuclear Anagram. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsZombie Nuclear AnagramZINC

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 100

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21PollenWindAllergy
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarDustRust
  26. 26FireRustIron
  27. 27EarthIronMetal
  28. 28AllergyMetalNickel
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39LakeThesaurusSynonym
  40. 40NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  41. 41AcronymNicknameInitials
  42. 42AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  43. 43PlantSmokeIncense
  44. 44WaterWindWave
  45. 45EarthWaveSand
  46. 46IncenseSandSnake
  47. 47Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  48. 48SteamStoneGeysir
  49. 49SmokeWaterFog
  50. 50FogPlantMushroom
  51. 51GeysirMushroomMushroom Cloud
  52. 52FogTreeGhost
  53. 53EarthGhostZombie
  54. 54Mushroom CloudZombieNuclear Zombie
  55. 55AnagramNuclear ZombieZombie Nuclear Anagram
  56. 56InitialsZombie Nuclear AnagramZINC
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Pollen + Wind→ Allergy22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Car + Dust→ Rust26Fire + Rust→ Iron27Earth + Iron→ Metal28Allergy + Metal→ Nickel29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname41Acronym + Nickname→ Initials42Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup43Plant + Smoke→ Incense44Water + Wind→ Wave45Earth + Wave→ Sand46Incense + Sand→ Snake47Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram48Steam + Stone→ Geysir49Smoke + Water→ Fog50Fog + Plant→ Mushroom51Geysir + Mushroom→ Mushroom Cloud52Fog + Tree→ Ghost53Earth + Ghost→ Zombie54Mushroom Cloud + Zombie→ Nuclear Zombie55Anagram + Nuclear Zombie→ Zombie Nuclear Anagram56Initials + Zombie Nuclear Anagram→ ZINC

What you can make with ZINC

ZINC at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
24
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make ZINC in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with Zombie Nuclear Anagram. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make ZINC?

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

Is ZINC hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make ZINC?

Only one known combination produces ZINC.

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