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How to Make Expect in Infinite Craft

Expect is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Never plus Surprise. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NeverSurpriseExpect

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 277 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EngineWindWindmill
  5. 5MudWindmillPig
  6. 6PigWindFlying Pig
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8SmokeWaterFog
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWaterRiver
  12. 12RiverTreePaper
  13. 13EarthPaperMap
  14. 14FogMapLost
  15. 15Flying PigLostNever
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustPlantPollen
  18. 18PollenWindAllergy
  19. 19AllergyWaterSneeze
  20. 20WaterWindWave
  21. 21TreeWaveSurfboard
  22. 22SneezeSurfboardSurprise
  23. 23NeverSurpriseExpect
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Engine + Wind→ Windmill5Mud + Windmill→ Pig6Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Smoke + Water→ Fog9Earth + Water→ Plant10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Water→ River12River + Tree→ Paper13Earth + Paper→ Map14Fog + Map→ Lost15Flying Pig + Lost→ Never16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Plant→ Pollen18Pollen + Wind→ Allergy19Allergy + Water→ Sneeze20Water + Wind→ Wave21Tree + Wave→ Surfboard22Sneeze + Surfboard→ Surprise23Never + Surprise→ Expect

Other ways to make Expect

7 combinations are known to produce Expect. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Expect
FirstSecondResult
NeverSurpriseExpect
NotSurpriseExpect
ExceptionPrayExpect
AnticipateFastExpect
AnticipateConfessExpect
AnticipatedExportExpect
AnticipatedExistExpect

What you can make with Expect

Expect at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
27
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
57
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expect in Infinite Craft?

Combine Never with Surprise. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expect?

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

Is Expect hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expect?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Expect, 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.