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How to Make Don’t Ask Why 3s in Infinite Craft

Don’t Ask Why 3s is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 77 combinations to get there, and the final one is Don’t Ask Why 3 plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Don’t Ask Why 3PluralDon’t Ask Why 3s

Marathon77 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 128

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 77 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthEarthMountain
  4. 4DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6PlantSmokeIncense
  7. 7IncenseWaterPerfume
  8. 8Mountain DewPerfumeMountain Don’t
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11SandstormWaterOasis
  12. 12DustOasisMummy
  13. 13DustEarthPlanet
  14. 14FirePlanetSun
  15. 15FireSunSolar
  16. 16MummySolarRa
  17. 17Mountain Don’tRaDon’t
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20OceanWaterFish
  21. 21FishWindFlying Fish
  22. 22EarthFlying FishBird
  23. 23BirdEarthChicken
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26EarthEngineTractor
  27. 27MountainTractorBulldozer
  28. 28BulldozerMountainRoad
  29. 29ChickenRoadWhy
  30. 30Don’tWhyDon’t Ask Why
  31. 31PlanetSteamSteampunk
  32. 32SteampunkWindAirship
  33. 33WaterWindWave
  34. 34EarthWaveSand
  35. 35MountainSandPyramid
  36. 36AirshipPyramidTomb Raider
  37. 37MountainMountainMountain Range
  38. 38PlantSteamTea
  39. 39Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  40. 40Tea PartyTractorTractor Party
  41. 41Tomb RaiderTractor PartyTomb Raider Party
  42. 42SmokeWaterFog
  43. 43FogPlanetVenus
  44. 44FogVenusLove
  45. 45IncenseSmokePrayer
  46. 46PrayerTractorCultivator
  47. 47WindWindTornado
  48. 48TornadoWaterTsunami
  49. 49EarthTsunamiIsland
  50. 50EarthIslandContinent
  51. 51EngineSteamTrain
  52. 52ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  53. 53CultivatorTranscontinental RailroadRailroad Tycoon
  54. 54EarthPlanetMoon
  55. 55MoonWindWerewolf
  56. 56Railroad TycoonWerewolfWerewolf Tycoon
  57. 57LoveWerewolf TycoonWerewolf Tycoon 2
  58. 58Tomb Raider PartyWerewolf Tycoon 2Tomb Raider Tycoon 2
  59. 59Don’t Ask WhyTomb Raider Tycoon 2Don’t Ask Why 2
  60. 60DustFireAsh
  61. 61EarthPlantTree
  62. 62AshTreePencil
  63. 63DustEngineVacuum
  64. 64VacuumWaterSponge
  65. 65SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  66. 66PencilSpongeBobDoodleBob
  67. 67Don’t Ask Why 2DoodleBobDon’t Ask Why 3
  68. 68SteamWaveSurf
  69. 69ContinentSurfAustralia
  70. 70MountainWindAvalanche
  71. 71AvalancheWindSnow
  72. 72AustraliaSnowNo
  73. 73NoOceanNot
  74. 74FireVacuumBlack Hole
  75. 75Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  76. 76NotSingularityPlural
  77. 77Don’t Ask Why 3PluralDon’t Ask Why 3s
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Earth + Earth→ Mountain4Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Plant + Smoke→ Incense7Incense + Water→ Perfume8Mountain Dew + Perfume→ Mountain Don’t9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm11Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis12Dust + Oasis→ Mummy13Dust + Earth→ Planet14Fire + Planet→ Sun15Fire + Sun→ Solar16Mummy + Solar→ Ra17Mountain Don’t + Ra→ Don’t18Water + Water→ Lake19Lake + Water→ Ocean20Ocean + Water→ Fish21Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish22Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird23Bird + Earth→ Chicken24Fire + Water→ Steam25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Earth + Engine→ Tractor27Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer28Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road29Chicken + Road→ Why30Don’t + Why→ Don’t Ask Why31Planet + Steam→ Steampunk32Steampunk + Wind→ Airship33Water + Wind→ Wave34Earth + Wave→ Sand35Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid36Airship + Pyramid→ Tomb Raider37Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range38Plant + Steam→ Tea39Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party40Tea Party + Tractor→ Tractor Party41Tomb Raider + Tractor Party→ Tomb Raider Party42Smoke + Water→ Fog43Fog + Planet→ Venus44Fog + Venus→ Love45Incense + Smoke→ Prayer46Prayer + Tractor→ Cultivator47Wind + Wind→ Tornado48Tornado + Water→ Tsunami49Earth + Tsunami→ Island50Earth + Island→ Continent51Engine + Steam→ Train52Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad53Cultivator + Transcontinental Railroad→ Railroad Tycoon54Earth + Planet→ Moon55Moon + Wind→ Werewolf56Railroad Tycoon + Werewolf→ Werewolf Tycoon57Love + Werewolf Tycoon→ Werewolf Tycoon 258Tomb Raider Party + Werewolf Tycoon 2→ Tomb Raider Tycoon 259Don’t Ask Why + Tomb Raider Tycoon 2→ Don’t Ask Why 260Dust + Fire→ Ash61Earth + Plant→ Tree62Ash + Tree→ Pencil63Dust + Engine→ Vacuum64Vacuum + Water→ Sponge65Sponge + Steam→ SpongeBob66Pencil + SpongeBob→ DoodleBob67Don’t Ask Why 2 + DoodleBob→ Don’t Ask Why 368Steam + Wave→ Surf69Continent + Surf→ Australia70Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche71Avalanche + Wind→ Snow72Australia + Snow→ No73No + Ocean→ Not74Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole75Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity76Not + Singularity→ Plural77Don’t Ask Why 3 + Plural→ Don’t Ask Why 3s

Don’t Ask Why 3s at a glance

Steps to craft
77
Marathon
Crafting depth
128
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 77 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Don’t Ask Why 3s in Infinite Craft?

Combine Don’t Ask Why 3 with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 77 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Don’t Ask Why 3s?

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

Is Don’t Ask Why 3s hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 77 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Don’t Ask Why 3s?

Only one known combination produces Don’t Ask Why 3s.

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