Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make 496 in Infinite Craft

496 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is 248 plus 248. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

248248496

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireFireVolcano
  4. 4DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  5. 5DandelionPlantWeed
  6. 6FireworksWeed420
  7. 7DandelionWaterWine
  8. 8FireWineAlcohol
  9. 9AlcoholWindHangover
  10. 10420Hangover421
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassSteamMirror
  18. 18MirrorVolcanoEcho
  19. 19CarEchoReverse
  20. 20421Reverse124
  21. 21124124248
  22. 22248248496
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano4Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks5Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed6Fireworks + Weedโ†’ 4207Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine8Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol9Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover10420 + Hangoverโ†’ 42111Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Engine + Plantโ†’ Car14Water + Windโ†’ Wave15Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand16Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass17Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror18Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo19Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse20421 + Reverseโ†’ 12421124 + 124โ†’ 24822248 + 248โ†’ 496

What you can make with 496

496 at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to 496, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 496 in Infinite Craft?

Combine 248 with 248. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 496?

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

Is 496 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 496?

Only one known combination produces 496.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.