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How to Make Because they are in Infinite Craft

Because they are is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Becauseher plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BecauseherPluralBecause they are

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 60

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 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
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19DustWeedClean
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FirePlanetSun
  22. 22FireSunSolar
  23. 23PlantSolarOxygen
  24. 24OxygenWaterHydrogen
  25. 25DandelionHydrogenHelium
  26. 26CleanHeliumHe
  27. 27EarthPlantTree
  28. 28TreeWaterRiver
  29. 29HeRiverHer
  30. 30BecauseHerBecauseher
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36SteamWaveSurf
  37. 37ContinentSurfAustralia
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41NoOceanNot
  42. 42DustEngineVacuum
  43. 43FireVacuumBlack Hole
  44. 44Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  45. 45NotSingularityPlural
  46. 46BecauseherPluralBecause they are
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish6Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird7Bird + Earth→ Chicken8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Engine→ Tractor12Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer13Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road14Chicken + Road→ Why15Dust + Why→ Because16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Dust + Weed→ Clean20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Planet→ Sun22Fire + Sun→ Solar23Plant + Solar→ Oxygen24Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen25Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium26Clean + Helium→ He27Earth + Plant→ Tree28Tree + Water→ River29He + River→ Her30Because + Her→ Becauseher31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Tornado + Water→ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunami→ Island34Earth + Island→ Continent35Water + Wind→ Wave36Steam + Wave→ Surf37Continent + Surf→ Australia38Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche39Avalanche + Wind→ Snow40Australia + Snow→ No41No + Ocean→ Not42Dust + Engine→ Vacuum43Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole44Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity45Not + Singularity→ Plural46Becauseher + Plural→ Because they are

Because they are at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Because they are in Infinite Craft?

Combine Becauseher with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Because they are?

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

Is Because they are hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Because they are?

Only one known combination produces Because they are.

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