What is the fastest way to get 49 in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 21-step path ending in 48 + Water. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make 49 in Infinite Craft

49 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is 48 plus Water. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

48Water49

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2517 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

1EarthWaterPlant
2PlantWaterSwamp
3FireSwampDragon
4EarthWindDust
5DragonDustDragonfly
6DragonflyEarthAnt
7AntDustAntimatter
8PlantWindDandelion
9WaterWaterLake
10LakeWaterOcean
11OceanWaterFish
12EarthFishWhale
13DandelionWhaleSperm Whale
14AntimatterSperm Whale42
1542Lake43
1643Fire44
1744Fire45
1845Fire46
1946Water47
2047Fire48
2148Water49

Crafting tree

Other ways to make 49

17 combinations are known to produce 49. Here are 17 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce 49
First	Second	Result
42	V8	49
42	7 Dwarfs	49
48	Water	49
48	Wind	49
48	Steam	49
48	Volcano	49
48	Wave	49
48	Lighthouse	49
48	Oxygen	49
48	Hydrogen	49
48	Time	49
22	27	49
24	25	49
23	26	49
Super Bowl XLVIII	Zero	49
3	46	49
10	39	49

What you can make with 49

49Earth 50
4949 98
49Statue of Liberty 1949
49Potassium K49
49Iodine XLIX
4956 105
49H2O H2o49
49Synonym Fifty-One
49Can 50 Cans
49Boron 49B
49Magnesium 49Mg
499/22 49.4545454545454545
49In 49in
4952O 101o
49Yttrium Yttrium-49
49Future Tense Fifty-Nine
49Present Tense Forty-Nine
4911 60
4910 59
4936 85
4913 62 (13 is the number of the level, 49 is the number of
4914 63 (14 is the number of letters in the word “alphabet” and
4923 72 (23 is the number of the card, 49 is the number of
4919 68 (19 is the number of the first word, 49 is the number

49 at a glance

Steps to craft: 21; Marathon
Crafting depth: 25; longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes: 17; ways to make it
Used in: 45; other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

Similar effort to 49, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 49 in Infinite Craft?

Combine 48 with Water. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 49?

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

Is 49 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 49?

Yes. 17 combinations are known to produce 49, and the shortest route is shown above.