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How to Make Bookends in Infinite Craft

Bookends is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus Shelves. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeShelvesBookends

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 403 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14EarthSteamMud
  15. 15EarthMudClay
  16. 16SteamWindCloud
  17. 17CloudWaterRain
  18. 18RainWaterRainbow
  19. 19ClayRainbowPot of Gold
  20. 20Pot of GoldWaterLeprechaun
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22DustTreeWood
  23. 23LeprechaunWoodShillelagh
  24. 24FireMudBrick
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26EarthPlanetMoon
  27. 27MoonWindWerewolf
  28. 28BrickWerewolfWerehouse
  29. 29EarthWerehouseWarehouse
  30. 30ShillelaghWarehouseShelves
  31. 31OppositeShelvesBookends
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Fire + Water→ Steam14Earth + Steam→ Mud15Earth + Mud→ Clay16Steam + Wind→ Cloud17Cloud + Water→ Rain18Rain + Water→ Rainbow19Clay + Rainbow→ Pot of Gold20Pot of Gold + Water→ Leprechaun21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Dust + Tree→ Wood23Leprechaun + Wood→ Shillelagh24Fire + Mud→ Brick25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Earth + Planet→ Moon27Moon + Wind→ Werewolf28Brick + Werewolf→ Werehouse29Earth + Werehouse→ Warehouse30Shillelagh + Warehouse→ Shelves31Opposite + Shelves→ Bookends

Other ways to make Bookends

3 combinations are known to produce Bookends. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Bookends
FirstSecondResult
OppositeShelvesBookends
BookmarkInitialsBookends
Book ClubInitialsBookends

Bookends at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bookends in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with Shelves. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bookends?

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

Is Bookends hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bookends?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Bookends, 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.