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How to Make Expand in Infinite Craft

Expand is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Grow plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GrowSynonymExpand

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 312 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5SwampWeedCannabis
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9FireMudBrick
  10. 10BrickWindHouse
  11. 11EngineHouseGarage
  12. 12CannabisGarageGrow
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16PlantStoneFossil
  17. 17FireFossilDinosaur
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustWindSandstorm
  20. 20EarthPlantTree
  21. 21DustTreeWood
  22. 22SandstormWoodSandal
  23. 23DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  24. 24LakeThesaurusSynonym
  25. 25GrowSynonymExpand
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed5Swamp + Weedโ†’ Cannabis6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud9Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick10Brick + Windโ†’ House11Engine + Houseโ†’ Garage12Cannabis + Garageโ†’ Grow13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava15Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone16Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil17Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur18Earth + Windโ†’ Dust19Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm20Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree21Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood22Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal23Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus24Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym25Grow + Synonymโ†’ Expand

Other ways to make Expand

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

Alternative combinations that produce Expand
FirstSecondResult
GrowSynonymExpand
AntonymContractExpand

Expand at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expand in Infinite Craft?

Combine Grow with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expand?

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

Is Expand hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expand?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Expand, 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.