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How to Make Effective in Infinite Craft

Effective is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Effect plus In. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EffectInEffective

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 463 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6FireWindSmoke
  7. 7SmokeWaterFog
  8. 8DustFogSmog
  9. 9Palm TreeSmogLung Cancer
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12SmokeWineSmoker
  13. 13SmokeSmokerSmoking
  14. 14Lung CancerSmokingCause
  15. 15CauseFireEffect
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18SandWaterBeach
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21PlantStoneFossil
  22. 22FossilWaterOil
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24OilSwampTar
  25. 25TarWaterPitch
  26. 26EarthPitchBaseball
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30EarthSteamMud
  31. 31CarMudRally
  32. 32PlantRallyProtest
  33. 33EngineProtestStrike
  34. 34BaseballStrikeOut
  35. 35BeachOutIn
  36. 36EffectInEffective
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Hurricane + Plant→ Palm Tree5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Fire + Wind→ Smoke7Smoke + Water→ Fog8Dust + Fog→ Smog9Palm Tree + Smog→ Lung Cancer10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Water→ Wine12Smoke + Wine→ Smoker13Smoke + Smoker→ Smoking14Lung Cancer + Smoking→ Cause15Cause + Fire→ Effect16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Sand + Water→ Beach19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Plant + Stone→ Fossil22Fossil + Water→ Oil23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Oil + Swamp→ Tar25Tar + Water→ Pitch26Earth + Pitch→ Baseball27Fire + Water→ Steam28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Engine + Plant→ Car30Earth + Steam→ Mud31Car + Mud→ Rally32Plant + Rally→ Protest33Engine + Protest→ Strike34Baseball + Strike→ Out35Beach + Out→ In36Effect + In→ Effective

Other ways to make Effective

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

Alternative combinations that produce Effective
FirstSecondResult
EffectInEffective
EffectINEffective
EffectIsn’tEffective

What you can make with Effective

Effective at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
11
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Effective in Infinite Craft?

Combine Effect with In. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Effective?

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

Is Effective hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Effective?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Effective, 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.