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How to Make 3a in Infinite Craft

3a is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is 3B plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

3BNot3a

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 532 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7TelescopeWaveRadio
  8. 8PlantRadioRadioactive
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10RadioactiveSteamFallout
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireMudBrick
  13. 13BrickWindHouse
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EngineSteamTrain
  16. 16HouseTrainStation
  17. 17FalloutStation3
  18. 18SandWaterBeach
  19. 19EarthGlassBottle
  20. 20BeachBottleMessage
  21. 21EarthMessageLetter
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23DustEarthPlanet
  24. 24FirePlanetSun
  25. 25SunWindSunflower
  26. 26LetterSunflowerA
  27. 27AFireB
  28. 283B3B
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30TornadoWaterTsunami
  31. 31EarthTsunamiIsland
  32. 32EarthIslandContinent
  33. 33SteamWaveSurf
  34. 34ContinentSurfAustralia
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36MountainWindAvalanche
  37. 37AvalancheWindSnow
  38. 38AustraliaSnowNo
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakeWaterOcean
  41. 41NoOceanNot
  42. 423BNot3a
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Telescope + Wave→ Radio8Plant + Radio→ Radioactive9Fire + Water→ Steam10Radioactive + Steam→ Fallout11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Fire + Mud→ Brick13Brick + Wind→ House14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Steam→ Train16House + Train→ Station17Fallout + Station→ 318Sand + Water→ Beach19Earth + Glass→ Bottle20Beach + Bottle→ Message21Earth + Message→ Letter22Earth + Wind→ Dust23Dust + Earth→ Planet24Fire + Planet→ Sun25Sun + Wind→ Sunflower26Letter + Sunflower→ A27A + Fire→ B283 + B→ 3B29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Tornado + Water→ Tsunami31Earth + Tsunami→ Island32Earth + Island→ Continent33Steam + Wave→ Surf34Continent + Surf→ Australia35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche37Avalanche + Wind→ Snow38Australia + Snow→ No39Water + Water→ Lake40Lake + Water→ Ocean41No + Ocean→ Not423B + Not→ 3a

Other ways to make 3a

2 combinations are known to produce 3a. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce 3a
FirstSecondResult
3BNot3a
3bNot3a

3a at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to 3a, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 3a in Infinite Craft?

Combine 3B with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 3a?

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

Is 3a hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 3a?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce 3a, 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.