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How to Make Article 51 in Infinite Craft

Article 51 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Article 5 plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Article 5InitialsArticle 51

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1102 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 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. 39PaperPlantBook
  40. 40EarthRiverDelta
  41. 41BookDeltaAlphabet
  42. 42LakeMountainFjord
  43. 43DustFjordTroll
  44. 44MountainTrollDwarf
  45. 45DustPlantPollen
  46. 46PollenWaterHoney
  47. 47EarthPlanetMoon
  48. 48HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  49. 49DwarfHoneymoonShort
  50. 50AlphabetShortAcronym
  51. 51PollenWindAllergy
  52. 52FireSteamEngine
  53. 53EnginePlantCar
  54. 54CarDustRust
  55. 55FireRustIron
  56. 56EarthIronMetal
  57. 57AllergyMetalNickel
  58. 58NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  59. 59EarthFireLava
  60. 60LavaWaterStone
  61. 61PlantStoneFossil
  62. 62FireFossilDinosaur
  63. 63DustTreeWood
  64. 64SandstormWoodSandal
  65. 65DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  66. 66LakeThesaurusSynonym
  67. 67NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  68. 68AcronymNicknameInitials
  69. 69Article 5InitialsArticle 51
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 539Paper + Plant→ Book40Earth + River→ Delta41Book + Delta→ Alphabet42Lake + Mountain→ Fjord43Dust + Fjord→ Troll44Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf45Dust + Plant→ Pollen46Pollen + Water→ Honey47Earth + Planet→ Moon48Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon49Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short50Alphabet + Short→ Acronym51Pollen + Wind→ Allergy52Fire + Steam→ Engine53Engine + Plant→ Car54Car + Dust→ Rust55Fire + Rust→ Iron56Earth + Iron→ Metal57Allergy + Metal→ Nickel58Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon59Earth + Fire→ Lava60Lava + Water→ Stone61Plant + Stone→ Fossil62Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur63Dust + Tree→ Wood64Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal65Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus66Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym67Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname68Acronym + Nickname→ Initials69Article 5 + Initials→ Article 51

Other ways to make Article 51

2 combinations are known to produce Article 51. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Article 51
FirstSecondResult
Article 5InitialsArticle 51
Article 5INITIALSArticle 51

Article 51 at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
110
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 69 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Article 51 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Article 5 with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Article 51?

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

Is Article 51 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Article 51?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Article 51, 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.