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How to Make 4L in Infinite Craft

4L is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is 4 Now plus Less. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

4 NowLess4L

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3EarthEarthMountain
  4. 4LakeMountainFjord
  5. 5DustFjordTroll
  6. 6TrollWaterBridge
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11CarDustRust
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13RustTreeIronwood
  14. 14BridgeIronwoodIron Bridge
  15. 15PlantWaterSwamp
  16. 16FireSwampDragon
  17. 17DragonLakeLoch Ness Monster
  18. 18MountainMountainMountain Range
  19. 19Loch Ness MonsterMountain RangeScotland
  20. 20Iron BridgeScotlandForth
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24GlassSandHourglass
  25. 25FireHourglassTime
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28WindWineBalloon
  29. 29BalloonTreeBonsai
  30. 30BonsaiMountainZen
  31. 31TimeZenNow
  32. 32ForthNow4 Now
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34TornadoTornadoHurricane
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36TreeWishMoney
  37. 37HurricaneMoneyProfit
  38. 38FireProfitLoss
  39. 39FireWindSmoke
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41PlanetSteamSteampunk
  42. 42SteampunkWindAirship
  43. 43AirshipWindZeppelin
  44. 44SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  45. 45Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  46. 46EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  47. 47LossMeLess
  48. 484 NowLess4L
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Earth + Earth→ Mountain4Lake + Mountain→ Fjord5Dust + Fjord→ Troll6Troll + Water→ Bridge7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Earth + Water→ Plant10Engine + Plant→ Car11Car + Dust→ Rust12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Rust + Tree→ Ironwood14Bridge + Ironwood→ Iron Bridge15Plant + Water→ Swamp16Fire + Swamp→ Dragon17Dragon + Lake→ Loch Ness Monster18Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range19Loch Ness Monster + Mountain Range→ Scotland20Iron Bridge + Scotland→ Forth21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Glass + Sand→ Hourglass25Fire + Hourglass→ Time26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Wind + Wine→ Balloon29Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai30Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen31Time + Zen→ Now32Forth + Now→ 4 Now33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane35Dandelion + Dust→ Wish36Tree + Wish→ Money37Hurricane + Money→ Profit38Fire + Profit→ Loss39Fire + Wind→ Smoke40Dust + Earth→ Planet41Planet + Steam→ Steampunk42Steampunk + Wind→ Airship43Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin44Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin45Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé46Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me47Loss + Me→ Less484 Now + Less→ 4L

What you can make with 4L

4L at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to 4L, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 4L in Infinite Craft?

Combine 4 Now with Less. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 4L?

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

Is 4L hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 4L?

Only one known combination produces 4L.

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