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How to Make Critical Thinking in Infinite Craft

Critical Thinking is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Critical plus Learn. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CriticalLearnCritical Thinking

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7DatingEarthMarriage
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakeWaterOcean
  10. 10OceanWaterFish
  11. 11DustFishStarfish
  12. 12MarriageStarfishAsterisk
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16CarFireCrash
  17. 17EarthSteamMud
  18. 18FireMudBrick
  19. 19BrickBrickWall
  20. 20CrashWallDamage
  21. 21AsteriskDamageCritical
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23TreeWindLeaf
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25VacuumWaterSponge
  26. 26LeafSpongeAbsorb
  27. 27EngineWindWindmill
  28. 28WindWindmillElectricity
  29. 29EarthEngineTractor
  30. 30ElectricityTractorCombine
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33EngineStoneSteamroller
  34. 34EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  35. 35Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  36. 36EarthFrisbeeDisc
  37. 37CombineDiscDiscover
  38. 38AbsorbDiscoverLearn
  39. 39CriticalLearnCritical Thinking
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Dating + Earth→ Marriage8Water + Water→ Lake9Lake + Water→ Ocean10Ocean + Water→ Fish11Dust + Fish→ Starfish12Marriage + Starfish→ Asterisk13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Car + Fire→ Crash17Earth + Steam→ Mud18Fire + Mud→ Brick19Brick + Brick→ Wall20Crash + Wall→ Damage21Asterisk + Damage→ Critical22Earth + Plant→ Tree23Tree + Wind→ Leaf24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Vacuum + Water→ Sponge26Leaf + Sponge→ Absorb27Engine + Wind→ Windmill28Wind + Windmill→ Electricity29Earth + Engine→ Tractor30Electricity + Tractor→ Combine31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Engine + Stone→ Steamroller34Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth35Flat Earth + Wind→ Frisbee36Earth + Frisbee→ Disc37Combine + Disc→ Discover38Absorb + Discover→ Learn39Critical + Learn→ Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

Similar effort to Critical Thinking, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Critical Thinking in Infinite Craft?

Combine Critical with Learn. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Critical Thinking?

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

Is Critical Thinking hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Critical Thinking?

Only one known combination produces Critical Thinking.

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