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How to Make A Whale of a Tale in Infinite Craft

A Whale of a Tale is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Whale Tea. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramWhale TeaA Whale of a Tale

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18LakeWaterOcean
  19. 19OceanWaterFish
  20. 20EarthFishWhale
  21. 21MudWhaleMoby Dick
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23DustEarthPlanet
  24. 24FirePlanetSun
  25. 25PlanetSunSolar System
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27Solar SystemTeaSolar Tea
  28. 28Moby DickSolar TeaWhale Tea
  29. 29AnagramWhale TeaA Whale of a Tale
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Water→ Steam16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Water + Water→ Lake18Lake + Water→ Ocean19Ocean + Water→ Fish20Earth + Fish→ Whale21Mud + Whale→ Moby Dick22Earth + Wind→ Dust23Dust + Earth→ Planet24Fire + Planet→ Sun25Planet + Sun→ Solar System26Plant + Steam→ Tea27Solar System + Tea→ Solar Tea28Moby Dick + Solar Tea→ Whale Tea29Anagram + Whale Tea→ A Whale of a Tale

What you can make with A Whale of a Tale

A Whale of a Tale at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Whale of a Tale in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Whale Tea. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Whale of a Tale?

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

Is A Whale of a Tale hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Whale of a Tale?

Only one known combination produces A Whale of a Tale.

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