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How to Make Bare Essentials in Infinite Craft

Bare Essentials is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bear Necessities plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Bear NecessitiesPresent TenseBare Essentials

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWaterHoney
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6HoneyMountainBear
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8DustTreeWood
  9. 9FireWoodCampfire
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11CampfireSwampMarshmallow
  12. 12DustMarshmallowLucky Charms
  13. 13BearLucky CharmsBear Necessities
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EarthEngineTractor
  18. 18EarthTractorFarm
  19. 19FarmFireBarbecue
  20. 20AshBarbecueBurger
  21. 21BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  22. 22DustEngineVacuum
  23. 23FireVacuumBlack Hole
  24. 24Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  25. 25Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27EngineWindWindmill
  28. 28TeaWindmillDutch
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30FirePlanetSun
  31. 31SunTime MachineFuture
  32. 32DutchFutureTense
  33. 33Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  34. 34WindWindTornado
  35. 35Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  36. 36Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  37. 37Bear NecessitiesPresent TenseBare Essentials
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen4Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey5Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain6Honey + Mountainโ†’ Bear7Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree8Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood9Fire + Woodโ†’ Campfire10Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp11Campfire + Swampโ†’ Marshmallow12Dust + Marshmallowโ†’ Lucky Charms13Bear + Lucky Charmsโ†’ Bear Necessities14Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine17Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor18Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm19Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue20Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger21Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger22Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum23Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole24Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine25Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger26Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea27Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill28Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch29Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet30Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun31Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future32Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense33Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense34Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado35Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity36Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense37Bear Necessities + Present Tenseโ†’ Bare Essentials

Bare Essentials at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to Bare Essentials, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bare Essentials in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bear Necessities with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bare Essentials?

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

Is Bare Essentials hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bare Essentials?

Only one known combination produces Bare Essentials.

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