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How to Make David Foster Wallace in Infinite Craft

David Foster Wallace is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Foster Wallace plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Foster WallaceNotDavid Foster Wallace

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 443 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthFlying FishBird
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7BirdDustFeather
  8. 8FeatherWaterPen
  9. 9FishPenAuthor
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13EarthIslandContinent
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16SteamWaveSurf
  17. 17ContinentSurfAustralia
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19SmokeWaterFog
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionWaterWine
  23. 23FogWineBrandy
  24. 24AustraliaBrandyFoster
  25. 25AuthorFosterFoster Wallace
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27MountainWindAvalanche
  28. 28AvalancheWindSnow
  29. 29AustraliaSnowNo
  30. 30NoOceanNot
  31. 31Foster WallaceNotDavid Foster Wallace
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish5Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Bird + Dust→ Feather8Feather + Water→ Pen9Fish + Pen→ Author10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunami→ Island13Earth + Island→ Continent14Fire + Water→ Steam15Water + Wind→ Wave16Steam + Wave→ Surf17Continent + Surf→ Australia18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Smoke + Water→ Fog20Earth + Water→ Plant21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Water→ Wine23Fog + Wine→ Brandy24Australia + Brandy→ Foster25Author + Foster→ Foster Wallace26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche28Avalanche + Wind→ Snow29Australia + Snow→ No30No + Ocean→ Not31Foster Wallace + Not→ David Foster Wallace

Other ways to make David Foster Wallace

3 combinations are known to produce David Foster Wallace. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce David Foster Wallace
FirstSecondResult
Foster WallaceOppositeDavid Foster Wallace
Foster WallaceNotDavid Foster Wallace
AnagramFoster WallaceDavid Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make David Foster Wallace in Infinite Craft?

Combine Foster Wallace with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make David Foster Wallace?

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

Is David Foster Wallace hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make David Foster Wallace?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce David Foster Wallace, 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.