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How to Make Article 1 in Infinite Craft

Article 1 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Article plus First. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArticleFirstArticle 1

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 492 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainMountainMountain Range
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5OceanWaterFish
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8TreeWaterRiver
  9. 9RiverTreePaper
  10. 10FishPaperNewspaper
  11. 11Mountain RangeNewspaperHeadline
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14FireSandGlass
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16SteamWindCloud
  17. 17CloudFireLightning
  18. 18GlassLightningLight Bulb
  19. 19FireLight BulbIdea
  20. 20HeadlineIdeaArticle
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionPlantWeed
  23. 23DandelionWeedMarijuana
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DandelionDustWish
  26. 26TreeWishMoney
  27. 27MarijuanaMoneyBusiness
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30FireSunSolar
  31. 31PlanetSolarSystem
  32. 32FishSystemSchool
  33. 33FishSchoolClass
  34. 34BusinessClassFirst
  35. 35ArticleFirstArticle 1
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range3Water + Water→ Lake4Lake + Water→ Ocean5Ocean + Water→ Fish6Earth + Water→ Plant7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Tree + Water→ River9River + Tree→ Paper10Fish + Paper→ Newspaper11Mountain Range + Newspaper→ Headline12Water + Wind→ Wave13Earth + Wave→ Sand14Fire + Sand→ Glass15Fire + Water→ Steam16Steam + Wind→ Cloud17Cloud + Fire→ Lightning18Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb19Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea20Headline + Idea→ Article21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Plant→ Weed23Dandelion + Weed→ Marijuana24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Dandelion + Dust→ Wish26Tree + Wish→ Money27Marijuana + Money→ Business28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Fire + Planet→ Sun30Fire + Sun→ Solar31Planet + Solar→ System32Fish + System→ School33Fish + School→ Class34Business + Class→ First35Article + First→ Article 1

Other ways to make Article 1

2 combinations are known to produce Article 1. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Article 1
FirstSecondResult
ArticleIndividualArticle 1
ArticleFirstArticle 1

Article 1 at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

Similar effort to Article 1, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Article 1 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Article with First. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Article 1?

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

Is Article 1 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Article 1?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Article 1, 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.