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How to Make Afterbut in Infinite Craft

Afterbut is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Beforebut plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BeforebutOppositeAfterbut

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 842 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWaterHoney
  5. 5FireHoneyBee
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8FireSunSolar
  9. 9PlantSolarOxygen
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11PlantSteamTea
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13DustTreeWood
  14. 14TeaWoodTable
  15. 15OxygenTablePeriodic
  16. 16BeePeriodicBeryllium
  17. 17BerylliumFireBe
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EnginePlantCar
  21. 21RiverTreePaper
  22. 22CarPaperTraffic Ticket
  23. 23RiverTraffic TicketFine
  24. 24BeFineBefore
  25. 25EarthPlanetMoon
  26. 26EarthSteamMud
  27. 27MoonMudCheese
  28. 28CheeseWaterMilk
  29. 29MilkWindButter
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31TornadoTornadoHurricane
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionDustWish
  34. 34TreeWishMoney
  35. 35HurricaneMoneyProfit
  36. 36FireProfitLoss
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38PlanetSteamSteampunk
  39. 39SteampunkWindAirship
  40. 40AirshipWindZeppelin
  41. 41SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  42. 42DandelionWaterWine
  43. 43Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta RosΓ©
  44. 44EarthWhole Lotta RosΓ©Me
  45. 45LossMeLess
  46. 46ButterLessBut
  47. 47BeforeButBeforebut
  48. 48WindWineBalloon
  49. 49BalloonDustDust Bunny
  50. 50PlantWaterSwamp
  51. 51FireSwampDragon
  52. 52DustFireAsh
  53. 53AshFirePhoenix
  54. 54DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  55. 55Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  56. 56BeforebutOppositeAfterbut
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Water→ Honey5Fire + Honey→ Bee6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Fire + Sun→ Solar9Plant + Solar→ Oxygen10Fire + Water→ Steam11Plant + Steam→ Tea12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Dust + Tree→ Wood14Tea + Wood→ Table15Oxygen + Table→ Periodic16Bee + Periodic→ Beryllium17Beryllium + Fire→ Be18Tree + Water→ River19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Engine + Plant→ Car21River + Tree→ Paper22Car + Paper→ Traffic Ticket23River + Traffic Ticket→ Fine24Be + Fine→ Before25Earth + Planet→ Moon26Earth + Steam→ Mud27Moon + Mud→ Cheese28Cheese + Water→ Milk29Milk + Wind→ Butter30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Dust→ Wish34Tree + Wish→ Money35Hurricane + Money→ Profit36Fire + Profit→ Loss37Fire + Wind→ Smoke38Planet + Steam→ Steampunk39Steampunk + Wind→ Airship40Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin41Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin42Dandelion + Water→ Wine43Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé44Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me45Loss + Me→ Less46Butter + Less→ But47Before + But→ Beforebut48Wind + Wine→ Balloon49Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny50Plant + Water→ Swamp51Fire + Swamp→ Dragon52Dust + Fire→ Ash53Ash + Fire→ Phoenix54Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang55Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite56Beforebut + Opposite→ Afterbut

Other ways to make Afterbut

2 combinations are known to produce Afterbut. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Afterbut
FirstSecondResult
BeforebutOppositeAfterbut
BeforebutSynonymAfterbut

Afterbut at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

Similar effort to Afterbut, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Afterbut in Infinite Craft?

Combine Beforebut with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Afterbut?

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

Is Afterbut hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Afterbut?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Afterbut, 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.