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How to Make 4x in Infinite Craft

4x is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is 2x plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

2xFuture Tense4x

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1042 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6WaterWineHoly Water
  7. 7FireHoly WaterVampire
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9VampireWeedCount
  10. 10CountCountNumber
  11. 11DragonNumber1
  12. 121Fire2
  13. 13WeedWeedBush
  14. 14SwampWineMoonshine
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16SteamWineStew
  17. 17MoonshineStewHillbilly
  18. 18BushHillbillyW
  19. 192W2W
  20. 20EarthPlantTree
  21. 21TreeWaterRiver
  22. 22RiverTreePaper
  23. 23EarthPaperMap
  24. 24MapWaterTreasure
  25. 25MapTreasureX
  26. 262WX2x
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28DustFireAsh
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30EarthEngineTractor
  31. 31EarthTractorFarm
  32. 32FarmFireBarbecue
  33. 33AshBarbecueBurger
  34. 34BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  38. 38Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  39. 39PlantSteamTea
  40. 40EngineWindWindmill
  41. 41TeaWindmillDutch
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44SunTime MachineFuture
  45. 45DutchFutureTense
  46. 46Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  47. 472xFuture Tense4x
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon4Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion5Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine6Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water7Fire + Holy Waterโ†’ Vampire8Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed9Vampire + Weedโ†’ Count10Count + Countโ†’ Number11Dragon + Numberโ†’ 1121 + Fireโ†’ 213Weed + Weedโ†’ Bush14Swamp + Wineโ†’ Moonshine15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew17Moonshine + Stewโ†’ Hillbilly18Bush + Hillbillyโ†’ W192 + Wโ†’ 2W20Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree21Tree + Waterโ†’ River22River + Treeโ†’ Paper23Earth + Paperโ†’ Map24Map + Waterโ†’ Treasure25Map + Treasureโ†’ X262W + Xโ†’ 2x27Earth + Windโ†’ Dust28Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash29Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine30Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor31Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm32Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue33Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger34Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger35Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole37Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine38Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger39Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea40Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill41Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch42Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet43Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun44Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future45Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense46Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense472x + Future Tenseโ†’ 4x

Other ways to make 4x

2 combinations are known to produce 4x. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce 4x
FirstSecondResult
2xFuture Tense4x
FoursureQx4x

What you can make with 4x

4x at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
104
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 4x in Infinite Craft?

Combine 2x with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 4x?

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

Is 4x hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 4x?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce 4x, 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.