Crafting: Turning Duplicates Into Power - Tap Simulator REBORN Wiki
The Golden, Diamond, and Rainbow machine route, and how to run it efficiently.
Overview
Crafting is the second half of the pet system in Tap Simulator REBORN. Hatching builds the pool; crafting turns duplicates into stronger variants of the same pet. It is the reason thousands of eggs are worth hatching and why no duplicate is ever wasted. This guide covers the three machine rungs, the fuel rules, and the Shiny Star shortcut that skips the top of the ladder entirely.
A Rainbow-Tier Cutscene Moment
The endgame machines come with spectacle. This cutscene video shows the Crystalline Colossus sequence tied to the crystal-themed late game — a taste of what the crafting grind is building toward, and a reminder that the game dresses its milestones properly. Watch it when the Diamond grind feels long; the payoff moments are what the duplicate sessions are funding.
The Variation Ladder
Every pet sits on a variation ladder that runs alongside its rarity. Rarity decides what you can hatch; variation decides what you have built. The community describes the ladder as the cleanest mental model of the game — better than memorizing pet names.
| Rung | Machine Location | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | None — hatched directly | Base multiplier |
| Golden | Spawn Island | First step up, achievable early |
| Diamond | Crystal Cave | Makes mid-game pets competitive with late-game base pets |
| Rainbow | Shadow Realm | Top of the ladder; also unlocked by the Shiny Star set |
How a Crafting Session Actually Runs
You do not craft from a menu. You walk to a machine on a specific island and feed it copies of the same pet. Recorded full-collection runs describe the practical loop, and the details below come straight from that footage and community documentation.
Hatch Until the Inventory Fills
Target the egg whose pool holds the pet you are upgrading. Volume is the real cost, so run the boosted hatching discipline from the luck guide.
Set the Auto-Delete Filter
The inventory filter clears pets by rarity and variation tier. Before a long run, protect locked, equipped, and team pets, and keep Golden-and-above copies for fuel.
Walk to the Right Machine
Golden lives on spawn, Diamond in Crystal Cave, Rainbow in the Shadow Realm. Each machine handles only its own rung — no skipping tiers.
Feed Copies and Collect the Variant
Machines take duplicate copies of the same pet. Community reports describe a Rainbow fusing five Diamonds in roughly thirty seconds — the bottleneck is the inputs, never the craft.
Why the Diamond Machine Is the Turning Point
Community sources place the Diamond machine in Crystal Cave and describe it as a laser-based fixture rather than a crafting bench. The practical significance is simple: Diamond is the tier where a mid-rarity pet starts beating a base-rarity one, so reaching Crystal Cave is when your team stops being a list of names and becomes a list of tiers.
It is also the gateway to enchanting. The Shadow Realm's enchanting machine consumes Diamonds as its currency, which means your Crystal Cave output funds both Rainbow crafting and the enchant layer — one resource, two endgame systems.
Crafting Rules Worth Memorizing
A handful of mechanical details separate efficient crafters from frustrated ones. Each is small, but together they decide whether a grinding session produces variants or just a full inventory.
Duplicates Are Fuel
The machines take same-pet copies. Value every duplicate by how far up the ladder you are prepared to push it.
Protection Is Automatic — With Limits
Locked, equipped, team, and best copies are shielded, but the filter does the rest. Configure it before hatching at volume.
Progress Tracks Travel
Crafting ceiling equals island progress. The island order and the machine tiers advance together.
Stars Skip the Top Rung
Collecting all 15 Shiny Stars reportedly unlocks Rainbow hatching directly — the cheaper alternative to the Shadow Realm machine.
Golden First, Always
The official badge list shows dedicated Golden tiers one through five — the developer's own confirmation that fusing Golden pets is a first-class progression track. Start every new pet's ladder at the spawn machine, even if Diamonds are the eventual goal.
The compounding is the point: a Golden today becomes Diamond material tomorrow and Rainbow material by the endgame. Players who skip rungs stall; players who respect the ladder turn every hatching session into permanent account power.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does crafting work in Tap Simulator REBORN?
Walk to a crafting machine and feed it duplicate copies of the same pet. Machines are island-locked and handle one rung each: Golden on spawn, Diamond in Crystal Cave, Rainbow in the Shadow Realm.
Where is the diamond crafting machine?
In Crystal Cave, behind its portal. Community sources describe it as a laser-based machine that upgrades Golden pets into the Diamond tier, where mid-game pets become genuinely competitive.
Do crafting machines cost Coins?
No. The machines consume duplicate pets, not currency. Coins buy the eggs that produce the duplicates, which makes any crafting session fundamentally a hatching session.
How do I make Rainbow pets?
Either fuse five Diamond pets at the Shadow Realm machine — reportedly about thirty seconds once inputs exist — or collect all 15 Shiny Stars to unlock Rainbow hatching directly.
Can I skip straight to Diamond crafting?
No. Each machine handles only its own rung, so every pet climbs Normal to Golden to Diamond to Rainbow. The Golden tiers even have dedicated badges up to level five.
How do I protect pets while hatching in bulk?
The auto-delete filter clears pets by rarity and variation tier, while locked, equipped, team, and best copies are automatically shielded. Configure the filter before every volume session.
Do crafted variants survive rebirths?
Yes. Pets and their variants persist through every rebirth along with islands and stars. Only unspent Coins are consumed, so crafted tiers are permanent account power.