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How to Make Braids in Infinite Craft

Braids is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Braid plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BraidPluralBraids

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17SandstormWaterOasis
  18. 18OasisPlantDate
  19. 19DateWaterDating
  20. 20DatingDustWedding
  21. 21WaterWeddingBride
  22. 22AnagramBrideBraid
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29ContinentSurfAustralia
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainWindAvalanche
  32. 32AvalancheWindSnow
  33. 33AustraliaSnowNo
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36NoOceanNot
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41NotSingularityPlural
  42. 42BraidPluralBraids
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis18Oasis + Plant→ Date19Date + Water→ Dating20Dating + Dust→ Wedding21Water + Wedding→ Bride22Anagram + Bride→ Braid23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Fire + Water→ Steam28Steam + Wave→ Surf29Continent + Surf→ Australia30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche32Avalanche + Wind→ Snow33Australia + Snow→ No34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36No + Ocean→ Not37Fire + Steam→ Engine38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole40Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity41Not + Singularity→ Plural42Braid + Plural→ Braids

Braids at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Braids in Infinite Craft?

Combine Braid with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Braids?

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

Is Braids hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Braids?

Only one known combination produces Braids.

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