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How to Make Before It’s Too Early in Infinite Craft

Before It’s Too Early is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Before It’s Too Late plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Before It’s Too LateOppositeBefore It’s Too Early

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 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. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EnginePlantCar
  21. 21RiverTreePaper
  22. 22CarPaperTraffic Ticket
  23. 23RiverTraffic TicketFine
  24. 24BeFineBefore
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26PlantSmokeIncense
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28IncenseSwampMosquito
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  32. 32Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  33. 33FireSeedsPopcorn
  34. 34MountainPopcornMovie
  35. 35MosquitoMovieIt
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37EarthEngineTractor
  38. 38LakeTractorPlow
  39. 39PlowWaterCanal
  40. 40CanalMountainLock
  41. 41EarthLockSafe
  42. 42ItSafeIt’s
  43. 43BeforeIt’sBefore It’s Too Late
  44. 44DandelionWaterWine
  45. 45WindWineBalloon
  46. 46BalloonDustDust Bunny
  47. 47FireSwampDragon
  48. 48DustFireAsh
  49. 49AshFirePhoenix
  50. 50DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  51. 51Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  52. 52Before It’s Too LateOppositeBefore It’s Too Early
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→ Be18Tree + Water→ River19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Engine + Plant→ Car21River + Tree→ Paper22Car + Paper→ Traffic Ticket23River + Traffic Ticket→ Fine24Be + Fine→ Before25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Plant + Smoke→ Incense27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito29Earth + Earth→ Mountain30Plant + Wind→ Dandelion31Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch32Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds33Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn34Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie35Mosquito + Movie→ It36Water + Water→ Lake37Earth + Engine→ Tractor38Lake + Tractor→ Plow39Plow + Water→ Canal40Canal + Mountain→ Lock41Earth + Lock→ Safe42It + Safe→ It’s43Before + It’s→ Before It’s Too Late44Dandelion + Water→ Wine45Wind + Wine→ Balloon46Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny47Fire + Swamp→ Dragon48Dust + Fire→ Ash49Ash + Fire→ Phoenix50Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang51Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite52Before It’s Too Late + Opposite→ Before It’s Too Early

Before It’s Too Early at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Before It’s Too Early in Infinite Craft?

Combine Before It’s Too Late with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Before It’s Too Early?

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

Is Before It’s Too Early hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Before It’s Too Early?

Only one known combination produces Before It’s Too Early.

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