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How to Make Article 5 in Infinite Craft

Article 5 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Article plus Them. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArticleThemArticle 5

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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
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 5

What you can make with Article 5

Article 5 at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Article 5, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Article 5 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Article with Them. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Article 5?

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

Is Article 5 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Article 5?

Only one known combination produces Article 5.

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