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How to Make Both Ways in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AlwaysLookBoth Ways

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6EngineWindWindmill
  7. 7MudWindmillPig
  8. 8PigWindFlying Pig
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14EarthPaperMap
  15. 15FogMapLost
  16. 16Flying PigLostNever
  17. 17CarNeverAlways
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21GlassWindWindow
  22. 22WindWindowCurtain
  23. 23CurtainWindowBlind
  24. 24FireGlassLens
  25. 25LensWaterMicroscope
  26. 26BlindMicroscopeSee
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28SwampWaterMarsh
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31MarshSandstormQuicksand
  32. 32QuicksandSteamSlow
  33. 33FireSlowStop
  34. 34SeeStopLook
  35. 35AlwaysLookBoth Ways
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Engine + Wind→ Windmill7Mud + Windmill→ Pig8Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Earth + Paper→ Map15Fog + Map→ Lost16Flying Pig + Lost→ Never17Car + Never→ Always18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Glass + Wind→ Window22Wind + Window→ Curtain23Curtain + Window→ Blind24Fire + Glass→ Lens25Lens + Water→ Microscope26Blind + Microscope→ See27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Swamp + Water→ Marsh29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand32Quicksand + Steam→ Slow33Fire + Slow→ Stop34See + Stop→ Look35Always + Look→ Both Ways

What you can make with Both Ways

Both Ways at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

Similar effort to Both Ways, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Both Ways in Infinite Craft?

Combine Always with Look. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Both Ways?

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

Is Both Ways 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 Both Ways?

Only one known combination produces Both Ways.

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