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How to Make 5a in Infinite Craft

5a is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is 5 plus AE. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

5AE5a

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 58

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15SandWaterBeach
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17EarthGlassBottle
  18. 18BeachBottleMessage
  19. 19EarthMessageLetter
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FirePlanetSun
  22. 22SunWindSunflower
  23. 23LetterSunflowerA
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25TreeWaterRiver
  26. 26RiverTreePaper
  27. 27PaperPlantBook
  28. 28EarthRiverDelta
  29. 29BookDeltaAlphabet
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EngineWindWindmill
  33. 33WaterWindmillEnergy
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  36. 36AlphabetElectric EelE
  37. 37AEAE
  38. 385AE5a
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion5Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine6Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water7Fire + Holy Waterโ†’ Vampire8Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed9Vampire + Weedโ†’ Count10Count + Countโ†’ Number11Ash + Numberโ†’ 4124 + Fireโ†’ 513Water + Windโ†’ Wave14Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand15Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach16Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass17Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle18Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message19Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter20Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet21Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun22Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower23Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A24Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree25Tree + Waterโ†’ River26River + Treeโ†’ Paper27Paper + Plantโ†’ Book28Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta29Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet30Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam31Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine32Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill33Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy34Water + Waterโ†’ Lake35Energy + Lakeโ†’ Electric Eel36Alphabet + Electric Eelโ†’ E37A + Eโ†’ AE385 + AEโ†’ 5a

What you can make with 5a

5a at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 5a in Infinite Craft?

Combine 5 with AE. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 5a?

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

Is 5a hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 5a?

Only one known combination produces 5a.

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