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How to Make Article 4 in Infinite Craft

Article 4 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Article 5 plus Less. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Article 5LessArticle 4

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 722 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24PlanetSandstormMars
  25. 25EarthMarsLife
  26. 26EarthLifeHuman
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28PlantSmokeIncense
  29. 29PlantWaterSwamp
  30. 30IncenseSwampMosquito
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  33. 33Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  34. 34FireSeedsPopcorn
  35. 35MountainPopcornMovie
  36. 36MosquitoMovieIt
  37. 37HumanItThem
  38. 38ArticleThemArticle 5
  39. 39WindWindTornado
  40. 40TornadoTornadoHurricane
  41. 41DandelionDustWish
  42. 42TreeWishMoney
  43. 43HurricaneMoneyProfit
  44. 44FireProfitLoss
  45. 45PlanetSteamSteampunk
  46. 46SteampunkWindAirship
  47. 47AirshipWindZeppelin
  48. 48SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  49. 49DandelionWaterWine
  50. 50Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta RosΓ©
  51. 51EarthWhole Lotta RosΓ©Me
  52. 52LossMeLess
  53. 53Article 5LessArticle 4
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→ Article21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars25Earth + Mars→ Life26Earth + Life→ Human27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Plant + Smoke→ Incense29Plant + Water→ Swamp30Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch33Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds34Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn35Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie36Mosquito + Movie→ It37Human + It→ Them38Article + Them→ Article 539Wind + Wind→ Tornado40Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane41Dandelion + Dust→ Wish42Tree + Wish→ Money43Hurricane + Money→ Profit44Fire + Profit→ Loss45Planet + Steam→ Steampunk46Steampunk + Wind→ Airship47Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin48Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin49Dandelion + Water→ Wine50Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé51Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me52Loss + Me→ Less53Article 5 + Less→ Article 4

Other ways to make Article 4

2 combinations are known to produce Article 4. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Article 4
FirstSecondResult
Article 5LessArticle 4
Article 5LESSArticle 4

Article 4 at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

Similar effort to Article 4, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Article 4 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Article 5 with Less. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Article 4?

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

Is Article 4 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Article 4?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Article 4, 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.