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How to Make Been Helpful in Infinite Craft

Been Helpful is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Be Helpful plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Be HelpfulPast TenseBeen Helpful

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 782 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWaterHoney
  5. 5FireHoneyBee
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8FireSunSolar
  9. 9PlantSolarOxygen
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11PlantSteamTea
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13DustTreeWood
  14. 14TeaWoodTable
  15. 15OxygenTablePeriodic
  16. 16BeePeriodicBeryllium
  17. 17BerylliumFireBe
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19SunWindSunflower
  20. 20SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  21. 21FireSmoke SignalSOS
  22. 22SOSSmoke SignalHelp
  23. 23BeHelpBe Helpful
  24. 24DustFireAsh
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26EarthWaveSand
  27. 27FireSandGlass
  28. 28GlassSandHourglass
  29. 29FireHourglassTime
  30. 30AshTimeHistory
  31. 31GlassSteamMirror
  32. 32HistoryMirrorPast
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34FogPlantMushroom
  35. 35EarthMushroomToadstool
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37DandelionPlantWeed
  38. 38ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  39. 39DustWindSandstorm
  40. 40SandstormWaterOasis
  41. 41OasisPlantDate
  42. 42DateWaterDating
  43. 43DatingEarthMarriage
  44. 44EarthMarriageDivorce
  45. 45DandelionDustWish
  46. 46WaterWishGenie
  47. 47DivorceGenieSingle
  48. 48Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  49. 49PastTriplePast Tense
  50. 50Be HelpfulPast TenseBeen Helpful
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen4Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey5Fire + Honeyโ†’ Bee6Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet7Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun8Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar9Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood14Tea + Woodโ†’ Table15Oxygen + Tableโ†’ Periodic16Bee + Periodicโ†’ Beryllium17Beryllium + Fireโ†’ Be18Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke19Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower20Smoke + Sunflowerโ†’ Smoke Signal21Fire + Smoke Signalโ†’ SOS22SOS + Smoke Signalโ†’ Help23Be + Helpโ†’ Be Helpful24Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash25Water + Windโ†’ Wave26Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand27Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass28Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass29Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time30Ash + Timeโ†’ History31Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror32History + Mirrorโ†’ Past33Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog34Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom35Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool36Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion37Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed38Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom39Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm40Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis41Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date42Date + Waterโ†’ Dating43Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage44Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce45Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish46Water + Wishโ†’ Genie47Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single48Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple49Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense50Be Helpful + Past Tenseโ†’ Been Helpful

Other ways to make Been Helpful

2 combinations are known to produce Been Helpful. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Been Helpful
FirstSecondResult
Be HelpfulPast TenseBeen Helpful
Be HelpfulPast tenseBeen Helpful

Been Helpful at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Been Helpful in Infinite Craft?

Combine Be Helpful with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Been Helpful?

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

Is Been Helpful hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Been Helpful?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Been Helpful, 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.