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How to Make Encyclopedias in Infinite Craft

Encyclopedias is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Encyclopedia plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EncyclopediaPluralEncyclopedias

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5TreeWaterRiver
  6. 6RiverTreePaper
  7. 7PaperPlantBook
  8. 8BookEarthLibrary
  9. 9Dandelion PatchLibraryEncyclopedia
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13EarthIslandContinent
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16SteamWaveSurf
  17. 17ContinentSurfAustralia
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19MountainWindAvalanche
  20. 20AvalancheWindSnow
  21. 21AustraliaSnowNo
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24NoOceanNot
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30NotSingularityPlural
  31. 31EncyclopediaPluralEncyclopedias
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Tree + Water→ River6River + Tree→ Paper7Paper + Plant→ Book8Book + Earth→ Library9Dandelion Patch + Library→ Encyclopedia10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunami→ Island13Earth + Island→ Continent14Fire + Water→ Steam15Water + Wind→ Wave16Steam + Wave→ Surf17Continent + Surf→ Australia18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche20Avalanche + Wind→ Snow21Australia + Snow→ No22Water + Water→ Lake23Lake + Water→ Ocean24No + Ocean→ Not25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity30Not + Singularity→ Plural31Encyclopedia + Plural→ Encyclopedias

What you can make with Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Encyclopedias in Infinite Craft?

Combine Encyclopedia with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Encyclopedias?

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

Is Encyclopedias hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Encyclopedias?

Only one known combination produces Encyclopedias.

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