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How to Make Because in Infinite Craft

Because is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dust plus Why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DustWhyBecause

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 175 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5FishWindFlying Fish
  6. 6EarthFlying FishBird
  7. 7BirdEarthChicken
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12MountainTractorBulldozer
  13. 13BulldozerMountainRoad
  14. 14ChickenRoadWhy
  15. 15DustWhyBecause
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Water + Waterโ†’ Lake3Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean4Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish5Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish6Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird7Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine11Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor12Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer13Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road14Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why15Dust + Whyโ†’ Because

Other ways to make Because

5 combinations are known to produce Because. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Because
FirstSecondResult
SmileWhyBecause
DustWhyBecause
MarsWhyBecause
MiceWhyBecause
ParentWhyBecause

What you can make with Because

Because at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
129
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

Similar effort to Because, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Because in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dust with Why. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Because?

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

Is Because hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Because?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Because, 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.