Home / Recipes / 4042 ๐ข How to Make 4042 in Infinite Craft4042 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is 2013 plus 2031. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ฉ 2013+ ๐ฎ 2031= ๐ข 4042
Marathon 31 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 40
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What is worth knowing At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Its crafting depth of 40 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust2 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm3 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava4 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone5 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ซ Sphinx6 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Oasis7 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant8 ๐๏ธ Oasis+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Date9 ๐ Date+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐
Calendar10 ๐
Calendar+ ๐ Earth= ๐
Year11 ๐ซ Sphinx+ ๐
Year= ๐ซ 201212 ๐ซ 2012+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ฉ 201313 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado14 ๐ช๏ธ Tornado+ ๐ช๏ธ Tornado= ๐ Hurricane15 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave16 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand17 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฅ Glass18 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฅ Glass= ๐ Lens19 ๐ Lens+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฌ Microscope20 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฌ Microscope= ๐ฆ Virus21 ๐ Hurricane+ ๐ฆ Virus= ๐ฆ Coronavirus22 ๐ฆ Coronavirus+ ๐ Hurricane= ๐ท 202023 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake24 ๐ Lake+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐
Lighthouse25 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke26 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฝ Statue27 ๐
Lighthouse+ ๐ฝ Statue= ๐ฝ Statue of Liberty28 ๐ฝ Statue of Liberty+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฝ New York29 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฝ New York= ๐ 9/1130 ๐ท 2020+ ๐ 9/11= ๐ฎ 203131 ๐ฉ 2013+ ๐ฎ 2031= ๐ข 4042Crafting tree 1 Earth + Wind โ Dust 2 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 3 Earth + Fire โ Lava 4 Lava + Water โ Stone 5 Sandstorm + Stone โ Sphinx 6 Sandstorm + Water โ Oasis 7 Earth + Water โ Plant 8 Oasis + Plant โ Date 9 Date + Stone โ Calendar 10 Calendar + Earth โ Year 11 Sphinx + Year โ 2012 12 2012 + Fire โ 2013 13 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 14 Tornado + Tornado โ Hurricane 15 Water + Wind โ Wave 16 Earth + Wave โ Sand 17 Fire + Sand โ Glass 18 Fire + Glass โ Lens 19 Lens + Water โ Microscope 20 Fire + Microscope โ Virus 21 Hurricane + Virus โ Coronavirus 22 Coronavirus + Hurricane โ 2020 23 Water + Water โ Lake 24 Lake + Stone โ Lighthouse 25 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 26 Smoke + Stone โ Statue 27 Lighthouse + Statue โ Statue of Liberty 28 Statue of Liberty + Water โ New York 29 Fire + New York โ 9/11 30 2020 + 9/11 โ 2031 31 2013 + 2031 โ 4042
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4042 at a glance
Steps to craft 31 Marathon
Crafting depth 40 longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes 1 only one way
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 31 steps Similar effort to 4042, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make 4042 in Infinite Craft? Combine 2013 with 2031. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.
How many steps does it take to make 4042? 31 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is 4042 hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make 4042? Only one known combination produces 4042.
Path verified against the open recipe graph on 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .