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How to Make 5-1 in Infinite Craft

5-1 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is 5-0 plus U-1. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

5-0U-15-1

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5BeachLavaHawaii
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10SteamWindCloud
  11. 11CloudFireLightning
  12. 12CarLightningRace Car
  13. 13HawaiiRace CarHawaii 5-0
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16PlanetSteamSteampunk
  17. 17HawaiiSteampunkSteam Hawaii
  18. 18Hawaii 5-0Steam Hawaii5-0
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20SmokeWaterFog
  21. 21FogWaterIce
  22. 22FireFireVolcano
  23. 23IceVolcanoIce Cream
  24. 24FireIce CreamHot Fudge
  25. 25Hot FudgeWaterChocolate Milk
  26. 26EarthSteamMud
  27. 27Chocolate MilkMudBrown
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeWaterOcean
  30. 30OceanWaterFish
  31. 31FishWindFlying Fish
  32. 32Flying FishWindAirplane
  33. 33AirplaneLakeSeaplane
  34. 34BrownSeaplaneU-2
  35. 35FireSandGlass
  36. 36GlassSteamMirror
  37. 37MirrorVolcanoEcho
  38. 38CarEchoReverse
  39. 39EarthFlying FishBird
  40. 40BirdWaterPenguin
  41. 41OceanPenguinTuxedo
  42. 42ReverseTuxedoUndo
  43. 43U-2UndoU-1
  44. 445-0U-15-1
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Beach + Lava→ Hawaii6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Earth + Water→ Plant9Engine + Plant→ Car10Steam + Wind→ Cloud11Cloud + Fire→ Lightning12Car + Lightning→ Race Car13Hawaii + Race Car→ Hawaii 5-014Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Planet + Steam→ Steampunk17Hawaii + Steampunk→ Steam Hawaii18Hawaii 5-0 + Steam Hawaii→ 5-019Fire + Wind→ Smoke20Smoke + Water→ Fog21Fog + Water→ Ice22Fire + Fire→ Volcano23Ice + Volcano→ Ice Cream24Fire + Ice Cream→ Hot Fudge25Hot Fudge + Water→ Chocolate Milk26Earth + Steam→ Mud27Chocolate Milk + Mud→ Brown28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Water→ Ocean30Ocean + Water→ Fish31Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish32Flying Fish + Wind→ Airplane33Airplane + Lake→ Seaplane34Brown + Seaplane→ U-235Fire + Sand→ Glass36Glass + Steam→ Mirror37Mirror + Volcano→ Echo38Car + Echo→ Reverse39Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird40Bird + Water→ Penguin41Ocean + Penguin→ Tuxedo42Reverse + Tuxedo→ Undo43U-2 + Undo→ U-1445-0 + U-1→ 5-1

5-1 at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

Similar effort to 5-1, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 5-1 in Infinite Craft?

Combine 5-0 with U-1. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 5-1?

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

Is 5-1 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 5-1?

Only one known combination produces 5-1.

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