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How to Make Comparatives in Infinite Craft

Comparatives is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Comparator plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ComparatorPluralComparatives

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 543 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 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. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17FirePlanetSun
  18. 18FireSunSolar
  19. 19PlanetSolarSystem
  20. 20FireSystemComputer
  21. 21AnagramComputerComparator
  22. 22WindWindTornado
  23. 23TornadoWaterTsunami
  24. 24EarthTsunamiIsland
  25. 25EarthIslandContinent
  26. 26FireWaterSteam
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28ContinentSurfAustralia
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30MountainWindAvalanche
  31. 31AvalancheWindSnow
  32. 32AustraliaSnowNo
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakeWaterOcean
  35. 35NoOceanNot
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  40. 40NotSingularityPlural
  41. 41ComparatorPluralComparatives
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Earth + Windโ†’ Dust16Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet17Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun18Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar19Planet + Solarโ†’ System20Fire + Systemโ†’ Computer21Anagram + Computerโ†’ Comparator22Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado23Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami24Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island25Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent26Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam27Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf28Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia29Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain30Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche31Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow32Australia + Snowโ†’ No33Water + Waterโ†’ Lake34Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean35No + Oceanโ†’ Not36Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine37Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole39Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity40Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural41Comparator + Pluralโ†’ Comparatives

Other ways to make Comparatives

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

Alternative combinations that produce Comparatives
FirstSecondResult
ComparatorPluralComparatives
LessSuperlativesComparatives
ComparisonPluralComparatives

Comparatives at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Comparatives in Infinite Craft?

Combine Comparator with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Comparatives?

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

Is Comparatives hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Comparatives?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Comparatives, 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.