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How to Make Anathem in Infinite Craft

Anathem is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is B-52 plus Neal Stephenson. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

B-52Neal StephensonAnathem

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 262 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3CloudFireLightning
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5CloudEngineJet
  6. 6JetWaterPlane
  7. 7LightningPlaneB-52
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11MountainWindAvalanche
  12. 12AvalancheWindSnow
  13. 13SnowWindBlizzard
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17FireGlassLens
  18. 18LensWaterMicroscope
  19. 19FireMicroscopeVirus
  20. 20BlizzardVirusSnow Crash
  21. 21AshSnow CrashNeal Stephenson
  22. 22B-52Neal StephensonAnathem
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud3Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Cloud + Engineโ†’ Jet6Jet + Waterโ†’ Plane7Lightning + Planeโ†’ B-528Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain11Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche12Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow13Snow + Windโ†’ Blizzard14Water + Windโ†’ Wave15Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand16Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass17Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens18Lens + Waterโ†’ Microscope19Fire + Microscopeโ†’ Virus20Blizzard + Virusโ†’ Snow Crash21Ash + Snow Crashโ†’ Neal Stephenson22B-52 + Neal Stephensonโ†’ Anathem

Other ways to make Anathem

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

Alternative combinations that produce Anathem
FirstSecondResult
B-52Neal StephensonAnathem
AnagramHamiltonAnathem

Anathem at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
26
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Anathem in Infinite Craft?

Combine B-52 with Neal Stephenson. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Anathem?

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

Is Anathem hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Anathem?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Anathem, 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.