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How to Make Efficacy in Infinite Craft

Efficacy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Effectiveness plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EffectivenessThesaurusEfficacy

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 582 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWindAllergy
  5. 5AllergyPlantHay Fever
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7Hay FeverMountainHeidi
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9EarthPlanetMoon
  10. 10MoonWindWerewolf
  11. 11EarthWerewolfWolf
  12. 12EarthWolfDog
  13. 13DogFireHot Dog
  14. 14FireHot DogSausage
  15. 15HeidiSausageGerman
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20SandWaterBeach
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22BeachSteamSauna
  23. 23SaunaWaterSweat
  24. 24HourglassSweatWork
  25. 25GermanWorkEfficiency
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27EarthFireLava
  28. 28LavaWaterStone
  29. 29PlantStoneFossil
  30. 30FireFossilDinosaur
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33DustTreeWood
  34. 34SandstormWoodSandal
  35. 35DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  36. 36LakeThesaurusSynonym
  37. 37EfficiencySynonymEffectiveness
  38. 38EffectivenessThesaurusEfficacy
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Wind→ Allergy5Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever6Earth + Earth→ Mountain7Hay Fever + Mountain→ Heidi8Dust + Earth→ Planet9Earth + Planet→ Moon10Moon + Wind→ Werewolf11Earth + Werewolf→ Wolf12Earth + Wolf→ Dog13Dog + Fire→ Hot Dog14Fire + Hot Dog→ Sausage15Heidi + Sausage→ German16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Sand + Water→ Beach21Fire + Water→ Steam22Beach + Steam→ Sauna23Sauna + Water→ Sweat24Hourglass + Sweat→ Work25German + Work→ Efficiency26Water + Water→ Lake27Earth + Fire→ Lava28Lava + Water→ Stone29Plant + Stone→ Fossil30Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Earth + Plant→ Tree33Dust + Tree→ Wood34Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal35Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus36Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym37Efficiency + Synonym→ Effectiveness38Effectiveness + Thesaurus→ Efficacy

Other ways to make Efficacy

2 combinations are known to produce Efficacy. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Efficacy
FirstSecondResult
EfficiencyHasEfficacy
EffectivenessThesaurusEfficacy

What you can make with Efficacy

Efficacy at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Efficacy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Effectiveness with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Efficacy?

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

Is Efficacy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Efficacy?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Efficacy, 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.