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How to Make Encounter in Infinite Craft

Encounter is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Encoded plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EncodedPresent TenseEncounter

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 101

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15DandelionWindSeed
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18EnginePlantCar
  19. 19CarCarTruck
  20. 20SeedTruckSemi
  21. 21ASemiAmpersand
  22. 22EarthEngineTractor
  23. 23EarthTractorFarm
  24. 24FarmPlantFood
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  27. 27FoodMountain DewCode
  28. 28CodeEngineProgram
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30ProgramTreeBinary
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32SandWineSandwich
  33. 33FireWindSmoke
  34. 34SandwichSmokeBurnt
  35. 35BinaryBurntCoded
  36. 36AmpersandCodedEncoded
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38FarmFireBarbecue
  39. 39AshBarbecueBurger
  40. 40BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  41. 41DustEngineVacuum
  42. 42FireVacuumBlack Hole
  43. 43Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  44. 44Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  45. 45PlantSteamTea
  46. 46EngineWindWindmill
  47. 47TeaWindmillDutch
  48. 48SunTime MachineFuture
  49. 49DutchFutureTense
  50. 50Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  51. 51WindWindTornado
  52. 52Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  53. 53Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  54. 54EncodedPresent TenseEncounter
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Earth + Water→ Plant14Plant + Wind→ Dandelion15Dandelion + Wind→ Seed16Fire + Water→ Steam17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Engine + Plant→ Car19Car + Car→ Truck20Seed + Truck→ Semi21A + Semi→ Ampersand22Earth + Engine→ Tractor23Earth + Tractor→ Farm24Farm + Plant→ Food25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew27Food + Mountain Dew→ Code28Code + Engine→ Program29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Program + Tree→ Binary31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Sand + Wine→ Sandwich33Fire + Wind→ Smoke34Sandwich + Smoke→ Burnt35Binary + Burnt→ Coded36Ampersand + Coded→ Encoded37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Farm + Fire→ Barbecue39Ash + Barbecue→ Burger40Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger41Dust + Engine→ Vacuum42Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole43Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine44Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger45Plant + Steam→ Tea46Engine + Wind→ Windmill47Tea + Windmill→ Dutch48Sun + Time Machine→ Future49Dutch + Future→ Tense50Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense51Wind + Wind→ Tornado52Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity53Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense54Encoded + Present Tense→ Encounter

Encounter at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
101
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Encounter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Encoded with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Encounter?

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

Is Encounter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Encounter?

Only one known combination produces Encounter.

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