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How to Make Beforebuts in Infinite Craft

Beforebuts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 65 combinations to get there, and the final one is Beforebut plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BeforebutPluralBeforebuts

Marathon65 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 93

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 65 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. 25EarthPlanetMoon
  26. 26EarthSteamMud
  27. 27MoonMudCheese
  28. 28CheeseWaterMilk
  29. 29MilkWindButter
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31TornadoTornadoHurricane
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionDustWish
  34. 34TreeWishMoney
  35. 35HurricaneMoneyProfit
  36. 36FireProfitLoss
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38PlanetSteamSteampunk
  39. 39SteampunkWindAirship
  40. 40AirshipWindZeppelin
  41. 41SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  42. 42DandelionWaterWine
  43. 43Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  44. 44EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  45. 45LossMeLess
  46. 46ButterLessBut
  47. 47BeforeButBeforebut
  48. 48TornadoWaterTsunami
  49. 49EarthTsunamiIsland
  50. 50EarthIslandContinent
  51. 51WaterWindWave
  52. 52SteamWaveSurf
  53. 53ContinentSurfAustralia
  54. 54EarthEarthMountain
  55. 55MountainWindAvalanche
  56. 56AvalancheWindSnow
  57. 57AustraliaSnowNo
  58. 58WaterWaterLake
  59. 59LakeWaterOcean
  60. 60NoOceanNot
  61. 61DustEngineVacuum
  62. 62FireVacuumBlack Hole
  63. 63Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  64. 64NotSingularityPlural
  65. 65BeforebutPluralBeforebuts
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→ Before25Earth + Planet→ Moon26Earth + Steam→ Mud27Moon + Mud→ Cheese28Cheese + Water→ Milk29Milk + Wind→ Butter30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Dust→ Wish34Tree + Wish→ Money35Hurricane + Money→ Profit36Fire + Profit→ Loss37Fire + Wind→ Smoke38Planet + Steam→ Steampunk39Steampunk + Wind→ Airship40Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin41Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin42Dandelion + Water→ Wine43Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé44Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me45Loss + Me→ Less46Butter + Less→ But47Before + But→ Beforebut48Tornado + Water→ Tsunami49Earth + Tsunami→ Island50Earth + Island→ Continent51Water + Wind→ Wave52Steam + Wave→ Surf53Continent + Surf→ Australia54Earth + Earth→ Mountain55Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche56Avalanche + Wind→ Snow57Australia + Snow→ No58Water + Water→ Lake59Lake + Water→ Ocean60No + Ocean→ Not61Dust + Engine→ Vacuum62Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole63Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity64Not + Singularity→ Plural65Beforebut + Plural→ Beforebuts

Beforebuts at a glance

Steps to craft
65
Marathon
Crafting depth
93
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 65 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Beforebuts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Beforebut with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 65 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Beforebuts?

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

Is Beforebuts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 65 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Beforebuts?

Only one known combination produces Beforebuts.

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