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How to Make 4999 in Infinite Craft

4999 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is 5000 plus Less. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

5000Less4999

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 742 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6WaterWineHoly Water
  7. 7FireHoly WaterVampire
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9VampireWeedCount
  10. 10CountCountNumber
  11. 11AshNumber4
  12. 124Fire5
  13. 13FireFireVolcano
  14. 14DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  15. 15PlantWeedPot
  16. 16FireworksPotPotassium
  17. 175Potassium5K
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19TreeWaterRiver
  20. 20RiverTreePaper
  21. 21PaperPlantBook
  22. 22EarthRiverDelta
  23. 23BookDeltaAlphabet
  24. 24AlphabetFireworksLetters
  25. 255KLetters5000
  26. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27TornadoTornadoHurricane
  28. 28DandelionDustWish
  29. 29TreeWishMoney
  30. 30HurricaneMoneyProfit
  31. 31FireProfitLoss
  32. 32FireWindSmoke
  33. 33DustEarthPlanet
  34. 34FireWaterSteam
  35. 35PlanetSteamSteampunk
  36. 36SteampunkWindAirship
  37. 37AirshipWindZeppelin
  38. 38SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  39. 39Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  40. 40EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  41. 41LossMeLess
  42. 425000Less4999
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Water + Wine→ Holy Water7Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire8Dandelion + Plant→ Weed9Vampire + Weed→ Count10Count + Count→ Number11Ash + Number→ 4124 + Fire→ 513Fire + Fire→ Volcano14Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks15Plant + Weed→ Pot16Fireworks + Pot→ Potassium175 + Potassium→ 5K18Earth + Plant→ Tree19Tree + Water→ River20River + Tree→ Paper21Paper + Plant→ Book22Earth + River→ Delta23Book + Delta→ Alphabet24Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters255K + Letters→ 500026Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane28Dandelion + Dust→ Wish29Tree + Wish→ Money30Hurricane + Money→ Profit31Fire + Profit→ Loss32Fire + Wind→ Smoke33Dust + Earth→ Planet34Fire + Water→ Steam35Planet + Steam→ Steampunk36Steampunk + Wind→ Airship37Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin38Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin39Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé40Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me41Loss + Me→ Less425000 + Less→ 4999

Other ways to make 4999

2 combinations are known to produce 4999. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce 4999
FirstSecondResult
5000Less4999
5000LESS4999

4999 at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
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 4999, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 4999 in Infinite Craft?

Combine 5000 with Less. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 4999?

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

Is 4999 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 4999?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce 4999, 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.