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How to Make Don’t Ask Why in Infinite Craft

Don’t Ask Why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Don’t plus Why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Don’tWhyDon’t Ask Why

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 36

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 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
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 Why

What you can make with Don’t Ask Why

Don’t Ask Why at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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Frequently asked questions

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

Combine Don’t with Why. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Don’t Ask Why.

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