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How to Make Better Idea in Infinite Craft

Better Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Good Idea plus More. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Good IdeaMoreBetter Idea

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5DandelionEngineHelicopter
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8SurfWindSurfing
  9. 9HelicopterSurfingHelisurfing
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11PlantSandCactus
  12. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13CactusWineTequila
  14. 14HelisurfingTequilaBad Idea
  15. 15Bad IdeaBad IdeaGood Idea
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18EarthTsunamiIsland
  19. 19EarthIslandContinent
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28EarthWindDust
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30DustTreeWood
  31. 31FireWoodCampfire
  32. 32CampfireLakeS’more
  33. 33S’moreWindSmore
  34. 34NotSmoreMore
  35. 35Good IdeaMoreBetter Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Surf + Wind→ Surfing9Helicopter + Surfing→ Helisurfing10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Plant + Sand→ Cactus12Dandelion + Water→ Wine13Cactus + Wine→ Tequila14Helisurfing + Tequila→ Bad Idea15Bad Idea + Bad Idea→ Good Idea16Wind + Wind→ Tornado17Tornado + Water→ Tsunami18Earth + Tsunami→ Island19Earth + Island→ Continent20Continent + Surf→ Australia21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche23Avalanche + Wind→ Snow24Australia + Snow→ No25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27No + Ocean→ Not28Earth + Wind→ Dust29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Dust + Tree→ Wood31Fire + Wood→ Campfire32Campfire + Lake→ S’more33S’more + Wind→ Smore34Not + Smore→ More35Good Idea + More→ Better Idea

Better Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

Similar effort to Better Idea, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Better Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Good Idea with More. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Better Idea?

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

Is Better Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Better Idea?

Only one known combination produces Better Idea.

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