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How to Make Counterfactual in Infinite Craft

Counterfactual is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Counterplan plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CounterplanPresent TenseCounterfactual

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1063 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WaterWineHoly Water
  5. 5FireHoly WaterVampire
  6. 6DandelionPlantWeed
  7. 7VampireWeedCount
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustWindSandstorm
  10. 10SandstormWindDust Storm
  11. 11Dust StormWeedDust Weed
  12. 12CountDust WeedCounter
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28OceanWaterFish
  29. 29EarthFishWhale
  30. 30DandelionWhaleSperm Whale
  31. 31FireFishSushi
  32. 32SurfSushiSurf and Turf
  33. 33Sperm WhaleSurf and TurfSperm And Turf
  34. 34NotSperm And TurfSpontaneous
  35. 35NotSpontaneousPlanned
  36. 36CounterPlannedCounterplan
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38FireSteamEngine
  39. 39EarthEngineTractor
  40. 40EarthTractorFarm
  41. 41FarmFireBarbecue
  42. 42AshBarbecueBurger
  43. 43BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  47. 47Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  48. 48PlantSteamTea
  49. 49EngineWindWindmill
  50. 50TeaWindmillDutch
  51. 51DustEarthPlanet
  52. 52FirePlanetSun
  53. 53SunTime MachineFuture
  54. 54DutchFutureTense
  55. 55Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  56. 56Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  57. 57Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  58. 58CounterplanPresent TenseCounterfactual
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Water + Wine→ Holy Water5Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire6Dandelion + Plant→ Weed7Vampire + Weed→ Count8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm10Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm11Dust Storm + Weed→ Dust Weed12Count + Dust Weed→ Counter13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Water→ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Fire + Water→ Steam18Water + Wind→ Wave19Steam + Wave→ Surf20Continent + Surf→ Australia21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche23Avalanche + Wind→ Snow24Australia + Snow→ No25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27No + Ocean→ Not28Ocean + Water→ Fish29Earth + Fish→ Whale30Dandelion + Whale→ Sperm Whale31Fire + Fish→ Sushi32Surf + Sushi→ Surf and Turf33Sperm Whale + Surf and Turf→ Sperm And Turf34Not + Sperm And Turf→ Spontaneous35Not + Spontaneous→ Planned36Counter + Planned→ Counterplan37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Fire + Steam→ Engine39Earth + Engine→ Tractor40Earth + Tractor→ Farm41Farm + Fire→ Barbecue42Ash + Barbecue→ Burger43Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger44Dust + Engine→ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole46Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine47Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger48Plant + Steam→ Tea49Engine + Wind→ Windmill50Tea + Windmill→ Dutch51Dust + Earth→ Planet52Fire + Planet→ Sun53Sun + Time Machine→ Future54Dutch + Future→ Tense55Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense56Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity57Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense58Counterplan + Present Tense→ Counterfactual

Other ways to make Counterfactual

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

Alternative combinations that produce Counterfactual
FirstSecondResult
CounterplanPast TenseCounterfactual
CounterplanPresent TenseCounterfactual
CounterplanPast tenseCounterfactual

Counterfactual at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
106
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 58 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Counterfactual in Infinite Craft?

Combine Counterplan with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Counterfactual?

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

Is Counterfactual hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Counterfactual?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Counterfactual, 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.