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How to Make Challenging in Infinite Craft

Challenging is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Challenger plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChallengerPresent TenseChallenging

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3TornadoWaterTsunami
  4. 4HurricaneTsunamiDisaster
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9FirePlanetSun
  10. 10PlanetSunSolar System
  11. 11EngineSolar SystemSpace Shuttle
  12. 12DisasterSpace ShuttleChallenger
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14EarthEngineTractor
  15. 15EarthTractorFarm
  16. 16FarmFireBarbecue
  17. 17AshBarbecueBurger
  18. 18BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  19. 19DustEngineVacuum
  20. 20FireVacuumBlack Hole
  21. 21Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  22. 22Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  24. 24PlantSteamTea
  25. 25EngineWindWindmill
  26. 26TeaWindmillDutch
  27. 27SunTime MachineFuture
  28. 28DutchFutureTense
  29. 29Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  32. 32ChallengerPresent TenseChallenging
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Tornado + Water→ Tsunami4Hurricane + Tsunami→ Disaster5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Earth→ Planet9Fire + Planet→ Sun10Planet + Sun→ Solar System11Engine + Solar System→ Space Shuttle12Disaster + Space Shuttle→ Challenger13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Earth + Engine→ Tractor15Earth + Tractor→ Farm16Farm + Fire→ Barbecue17Ash + Barbecue→ Burger18Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger19Dust + Engine→ Vacuum20Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole21Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine22Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger23Earth + Water→ Plant24Plant + Steam→ Tea25Engine + Wind→ Windmill26Tea + Windmill→ Dutch27Sun + Time Machine→ Future28Dutch + Future→ Tense29Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense30Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity31Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense32Challenger + Present Tense→ Challenging

Challenging at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Challenging in Infinite Craft?

Combine Challenger with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Challenging?

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

Is Challenging hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Challenging?

Only one known combination produces Challenging.

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