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How to Make A Greater Idea in Infinite Craft

A Greater Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is A Great Idea plus More. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A Great IdeaMoreA Greater Idea

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 894 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10SteamWaveSurf
  11. 11SurfWindSurfing
  12. 12SandstormSurfingSandboarding
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MountainMountainMountain Range
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16Mountain RangeVolcanoYellowstone
  17. 17SandboardingYellowstoneSandboarding in Yellowstone
  18. 18HangoverSandboarding in YellowstoneA Bad Idea
  19. 19WindWineBalloon
  20. 20BalloonDustDust Bunny
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27A Bad IdeaOppositeA Good Idea
  28. 28A Good IdeaA Good IdeaA Great Idea
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30TornadoWaterTsunami
  31. 31EarthTsunamiIsland
  32. 32EarthIslandContinent
  33. 33ContinentSurfAustralia
  34. 34MountainWindAvalanche
  35. 35AvalancheWindSnow
  36. 36AustraliaSnowNo
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39NoOceanNot
  40. 40EarthPlantTree
  41. 41DustTreeWood
  42. 42FireWoodCampfire
  43. 43CampfireLakeS’more
  44. 44S’moreWindSmore
  45. 45NotSmoreMore
  46. 46A Great IdeaMoreA Greater Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Fire + Water→ Steam9Water + Wind→ Wave10Steam + Wave→ Surf11Surf + Wind→ Surfing12Sandstorm + Surfing→ Sandboarding13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range15Fire + Fire→ Volcano16Mountain Range + Volcano→ Yellowstone17Sandboarding + Yellowstone→ Sandboarding in Yellowstone18Hangover + Sandboarding in Yellowstone→ A Bad Idea19Wind + Wine→ Balloon20Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny21Plant + Water→ Swamp22Fire + Swamp→ Dragon23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Ash + Fire→ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite27A Bad Idea + Opposite→ A Good Idea28A Good Idea + A Good Idea→ A Great Idea29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Tornado + Water→ Tsunami31Earth + Tsunami→ Island32Earth + Island→ Continent33Continent + Surf→ Australia34Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche35Avalanche + Wind→ Snow36Australia + Snow→ No37Water + Water→ Lake38Lake + Water→ Ocean39No + Ocean→ Not40Earth + Plant→ Tree41Dust + Tree→ Wood42Fire + Wood→ Campfire43Campfire + Lake→ S’more44S’more + Wind→ Smore45Not + Smore→ More46A Great Idea + More→ A Greater Idea

Other ways to make A Greater Idea

4 combinations are known to produce A Greater Idea. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Greater Idea
FirstSecondResult
A Great IdeaMoreA Greater Idea
A Great ideaMoreA Greater Idea
A Great IdeaMOREA Greater Idea
A Great ideaMOREA Greater Idea

A Greater Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
89
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

Similar effort to A Greater Idea, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Greater Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Great Idea with More. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Greater Idea?

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

Is A Greater Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Greater Idea?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce A Greater Idea, 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.