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How to Make Cautionary Tale in Infinite Craft

Cautionary Tale is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ascaution plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AscautionThesaurusCautionary Tale

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthWaterPlant
  16. 16EnginePlantCar
  17. 17PlantSteamTea
  18. 18CarTeaChariot
  19. 19EarthSteamMud
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21MudSwampQuagmire
  22. 22ChariotQuagmireStuck
  23. 23AStuckAs
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionWaterWine
  26. 26SwampWineMoonshine
  27. 27CarMoonshineNASCAR
  28. 28DandelionNASCARYellow Flag
  29. 29FireYellow FlagCaution
  30. 30AsCautionAscaution
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37DustTreeWood
  38. 38SandstormWoodSandal
  39. 39DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  40. 40AscautionThesaurusCautionary Tale
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Earth + Water→ Plant16Engine + Plant→ Car17Plant + Steam→ Tea18Car + Tea→ Chariot19Earth + Steam→ Mud20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire22Chariot + Quagmire→ Stuck23A + Stuck→ As24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Water→ Wine26Swamp + Wine→ Moonshine27Car + Moonshine→ NASCAR28Dandelion + NASCAR→ Yellow Flag29Fire + Yellow Flag→ Caution30As + Caution→ Ascaution31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Earth + Plant→ Tree37Dust + Tree→ Wood38Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal39Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus40Ascaution + Thesaurus→ Cautionary Tale

Cautionary Tale at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Cautionary Tale, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cautionary Tale in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ascaution with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cautionary Tale?

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

Is Cautionary Tale hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cautionary Tale?

Only one known combination produces Cautionary Tale.

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