How to make 💣 Nuke in Infinite Craft

How to make 💣 Nuke — step by step

The cheapest known path. Craft each step in order — every ingredient is either a basic element or something you make earlier in this list.

1. Fire + Fire = VolcanoBoth Fire and Fire come straight from your starting elements — craft Volcano first, everything else in this chain depends on it.
2. Volcano + Wind = EruptionEruption is a stepping stone — keep it in your inventory, later steps build directly on it.
3. Earth + Wind = DustIf you already made Dust in an earlier session you can skip this one and move on.
4. Dust + Earth = PlanetOne quick craft for Planet: drag Dust onto Earth and keep the result for the chain.
5. Eruption + Planet = MarsMars is only needed as an ingredient — make it once, don't farm extra copies.
6. Earth + Mars = LifeLife is a stepping stone — keep it in your inventory, later steps build directly on it.
7. Wind + Wind = TornadoIf you already made Tornado in an earlier session you can skip this one and move on.
8. Tornado + Water = TsunamiOne quick craft for Tsunami: drag Tornado onto Water and keep the result for the chain.
9. Life + Tsunami = DeathDeath is only needed as an ingredient — make it once, don't farm extra copies.
10. Earth + Water = PlantPlant is a stepping stone — keep it in your inventory, later steps build directly on it.
11. Fire + Wind = SmokeIf you already made Smoke in an earlier session you can skip this one and move on.
12. Plant + Smoke = IncenseOne quick craft for Incense: drag Plant onto Smoke and keep the result for the chain.
13. Incense + Water = PerfumePerfume is only needed as an ingredient — make it once, don't farm extra copies.
14. Fire + Water = SteamSteam is a stepping stone — keep it in your inventory, later steps build directly on it.
15. Fire + Steam = EngineIf you already made Engine in an earlier session you can skip this one and move on.
16. Engine + Engine = RocketOne quick craft for Rocket: drag Engine onto Engine and keep the result for the chain.
17. Perfume + Rocket = MissileMissile is only needed as an ingredient — make it once, don't farm extra copies.
18. Death + Missile = NukeFinal craft: combine Death and Missile to make Nuke. That's the whole path — 18 crafts total.

✓ Last verified October 2026 · 18 total crafts

Why this is the cheapest path to Nuke

We rank every known recipe for Nuke by total crafts from the four starting elements, not just by the final combination. The two direct ingredients — Death and Missile — cost 10 and 11 crafts to build from scratch, which is why the whole chain above needs only 18 crafts. The alternatives in the table below are ranked the same way: their "approx. cost" is the pricier ingredient plus one, so you can see at a glance which route actually saves you crafts — and which ones quietly waste five.

Alternative combinations for Nuke

Any valid combo works — pick the ingredients you already have.

Tips for crafting Nuke

• Craft in one sitting. The 18-craft chain for Nuke takes under two minutes once you know the route — the list above is already in dependency order, so just go top to bottom.
• Reuse your inventory. If you've played before you probably own the early intermediates (like Eruption) already — skip straight to the first step you can't do.
• Missing an ingredient? Check the alternatives table — e.g. Missile + Nether Star also produces Nuke if that route fits your inventory better.

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