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How to Make Efficient in Infinite Craft

Efficient is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Effective plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EffectiveOppositeEfficient

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 619 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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
  37. 37WindWineBalloon
  38. 38BalloonDustDust Bunny
  39. 39FireSwampDragon
  40. 40DustFireAsh
  41. 41AshFirePhoenix
  42. 42DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  43. 43Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  44. 44EffectiveOppositeEfficient
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→ Effective37Wind + Wine→ Balloon38Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny39Fire + Swamp→ Dragon40Dust + Fire→ Ash41Ash + Fire→ Phoenix42Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang43Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite44Effective + Opposite→ Efficient

Other ways to make Efficient

9 combinations are known to produce Efficient. Here are 9 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Efficient
FirstSecondResult
EffectiveOppositeEfficient
DoubleEffectiveEfficient
EffectiveEveningEfficient
EffectiveSetEfficient
EffectivePluralEfficient
EffectiveUnderstandEfficient
AndEffectiveEfficient
EffectiveSimilarEfficient
EffectiveSingularEfficient

What you can make with Efficient

Efficient at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
9
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Efficient in Infinite Craft?

Combine Effective with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Efficient?

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

Is Efficient hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Efficient?

Yes. 9 combinations are known to produce Efficient, 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.