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How to Make 3rd Thought in Infinite Craft

3rd Thought is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is 2nd Thought plus More. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

2nd ThoughtMore3rd Thought

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 752 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WaterWineHoly Water
  5. 5FireHoly WaterVampire
  6. 6DandelionPlantWeed
  7. 7VampireWeedCount
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9CountWaveCounting
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11MountainWindAvalanche
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  15. 15EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  16. 16EngineMountain Dew Code RedRed Bull
  17. 17EngineRed BullRed Bull Racing
  18. 18AvalancheRed Bull RacingSebastian Vettel
  19. 19CountingSebastian Vettel1st
  20. 201stWater2nd
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27SandstormStoneSphinx
  28. 28FogSphinxRiddle
  29. 29RiddleWindAnswer
  30. 30AnswerSteamQuestion
  31. 31EarthEngineTractor
  32. 32EngineTractorTank
  33. 33QuestionTankThink
  34. 342ndThink2nd Thought
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36TornadoWaterTsunami
  37. 37EarthTsunamiIsland
  38. 38EarthIslandContinent
  39. 39SteamWaveSurf
  40. 40ContinentSurfAustralia
  41. 41AvalancheWindSnow
  42. 42AustraliaSnowNo
  43. 43WaterWaterLake
  44. 44LakeWaterOcean
  45. 45NoOceanNot
  46. 46EarthPlantTree
  47. 47DustTreeWood
  48. 48FireWoodCampfire
  49. 49CampfireLakeS’more
  50. 50S’moreWindSmore
  51. 51NotSmoreMore
  52. 522nd ThoughtMore3rd Thought
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Water + Wine→ Holy Water5Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire6Dandelion + Plant→ Weed7Vampire + Weed→ Count8Water + Wind→ Wave9Count + Wave→ Counting10Earth + Earth→ Mountain11Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew15Engine + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Dew Code Red16Engine + Mountain Dew Code Red→ Red Bull17Engine + Red Bull→ Red Bull Racing18Avalanche + Red Bull Racing→ Sebastian Vettel19Counting + Sebastian Vettel→ 1st201st + Water→ 2nd21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm25Earth + Fire→ Lava26Lava + Water→ Stone27Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx28Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle29Riddle + Wind→ Answer30Answer + Steam→ Question31Earth + Engine→ Tractor32Engine + Tractor→ Tank33Question + Tank→ Think342nd + Think→ 2nd Thought35Wind + Wind→ Tornado36Tornado + Water→ Tsunami37Earth + Tsunami→ Island38Earth + Island→ Continent39Steam + Wave→ Surf40Continent + Surf→ Australia41Avalanche + Wind→ Snow42Australia + Snow→ No43Water + Water→ Lake44Lake + Water→ Ocean45No + Ocean→ Not46Earth + Plant→ Tree47Dust + Tree→ Wood48Fire + Wood→ Campfire49Campfire + Lake→ S’more50S’more + Wind→ Smore51Not + Smore→ More522nd Thought + More→ 3rd Thought

Other ways to make 3rd Thought

2 combinations are known to produce 3rd Thought. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce 3rd Thought
FirstSecondResult
2nd ThoughtMore3rd Thought
2nd ThoughtMORE3rd Thought

3rd Thought at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 3rd Thought in Infinite Craft?

Combine 2nd Thought with More. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 3rd Thought?

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

Is 3rd Thought hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 3rd Thought?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce 3rd Thought, 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.