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How to Make Beenwhy in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

BeenWhyBeenwhy

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 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. 19SmokeWaterFog
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23SandstormStoneSphinx
  24. 24FogSphinxRiddle
  25. 25RiddleWindAnswer
  26. 26AnswerSteamQuestion
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28EarthWaveSand
  29. 29FireSandGlass
  30. 30GlassSandHourglass
  31. 31FireHourglassTime
  32. 32QuestionTimeWhen
  33. 33BeWhenBeen
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37FishWindFlying Fish
  38. 38EarthFlying FishBird
  39. 39BirdEarthChicken
  40. 40EarthEarthMountain
  41. 41FireSteamEngine
  42. 42EarthEngineTractor
  43. 43MountainTractorBulldozer
  44. 44BulldozerMountainRoad
  45. 45ChickenRoadWhy
  46. 46BeenWhyBeenwhy
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Water→ Honey5Fire + Honey→ Bee6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Fire + Sun→ Solar9Plant + Solar→ Oxygen10Fire + Water→ Steam11Plant + Steam→ Tea12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Dust + Tree→ Wood14Tea + Wood→ Table15Oxygen + Table→ Periodic16Bee + Periodic→ Beryllium17Beryllium + Fire→ Be18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Smoke + Water→ Fog20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Earth + Fire→ Lava22Lava + Water→ Stone23Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx24Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle25Riddle + Wind→ Answer26Answer + Steam→ Question27Water + Wind→ Wave28Earth + Wave→ Sand29Fire + Sand→ Glass30Glass + Sand→ Hourglass31Fire + Hourglass→ Time32Question + Time→ When33Be + When→ Been34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish38Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird39Bird + Earth→ Chicken40Earth + Earth→ Mountain41Fire + Steam→ Engine42Earth + Engine→ Tractor43Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer44Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road45Chicken + Road→ Why46Been + Why→ Beenwhy

What you can make with Beenwhy

Beenwhy at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Beenwhy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Been with Why. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Beenwhy?

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

Is Beenwhy 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 Beenwhy?

Only one known combination produces Beenwhy.

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