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How to Make Cough Four in Infinite Craft

Cough Four is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cough Monster plus The Often Four. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cough MonsterThe Often FourCough Four

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 155

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4DustPlantPollen
  5. 5AshPollenCough
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineWindWindmill
  9. 9DustWindmillFlour
  10. 10FlourWaterPasta
  11. 11PastaWindFlying Spaghetti Monster
  12. 12Flying Spaghetti MonsterSteamSteam Monster
  13. 13CoughSteam MonsterCough Monster
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17TreeWineDrunk
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19DrunkMountainDrunken Master
  20. 20Drunken MasterMountainJackie Chan
  21. 21EarthJackie ChanRumble
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23PlantSmokeIncense
  24. 24IncenseWaterPerfume
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26EarthWaveSand
  27. 27FireSandGlass
  28. 28GlassWindWindow
  29. 29PerfumeWindowOpen
  30. 30PollenWaterHoney
  31. 31HoneyMountainBear
  32. 32GlassSandHourglass
  33. 33FireHourglassTime
  34. 34WindWineBalloon
  35. 35BalloonTreeBonsai
  36. 36BonsaiMountainZen
  37. 37TimeZenNow
  38. 38BearNowThen
  39. 39OpenThenOften
  40. 40DustWindSandstorm
  41. 41EarthSandstormDune
  42. 42DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  43. 43PlantWaterSwamp
  44. 44DandelionSwampFrog
  45. 45Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  46. 46DustEarthPlanet
  47. 47EarthPlanetMoon
  48. 48MoonWindWerewolf
  49. 49EngineWerewolfTransformer
  50. 50FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  51. 51Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  52. 52OftenThe OneThe Often One
  53. 53RumbleThe Often OneThe Often Two
  54. 54The Often TwoThe Often TwoThe Often Four
  55. 55Cough MonsterThe Often FourCough Four
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen5Ash + Pollenโ†’ Cough6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill9Dust + Windmillโ†’ Flour10Flour + Waterโ†’ Pasta11Pasta + Windโ†’ Flying Spaghetti Monster12Flying Spaghetti Monster + Steamโ†’ Steam Monster13Cough + Steam Monsterโ†’ Cough Monster14Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree15Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion16Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine17Tree + Wineโ†’ Drunk18Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain19Drunk + Mountainโ†’ Drunken Master20Drunken Master + Mountainโ†’ Jackie Chan21Earth + Jackie Chanโ†’ Rumble22Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke23Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense24Incense + Waterโ†’ Perfume25Water + Windโ†’ Wave26Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand27Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass28Glass + Windโ†’ Window29Perfume + Windowโ†’ Open30Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey31Honey + Mountainโ†’ Bear32Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass33Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time34Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon35Balloon + Treeโ†’ Bonsai36Bonsai + Mountainโ†’ Zen37Time + Zenโ†’ Now38Bear + Nowโ†’ Then39Open + Thenโ†’ Often40Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm41Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune42Dune + Incenseโ†’ Frank Herbert43Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp44Dandelion + Swampโ†’ Frog45Frank Herbert + Frogโ†’ Kwisatz Haderach46Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet47Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon48Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf49Engine + Werewolfโ†’ Transformer50Fire + Transformerโ†’ Optimus Prime51Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Primeโ†’ The One52Often + The Oneโ†’ The Often One53Rumble + The Often Oneโ†’ The Often Two54The Often Two + The Often Twoโ†’ The Often Four55Cough Monster + The Often Fourโ†’ Cough Four

Cough Four at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
155
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

Similar effort to Cough Four, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cough Four in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cough Monster with The Often Four. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cough Four?

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

Is Cough Four hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cough Four?

Only one known combination produces Cough Four.

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