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How to Make Expectation in Infinite Craft

Expectation sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Disappointment plus Tornado.

The final combination

DisappointmentTornadoExpectation

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1626 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5FarmFireBarbecue
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10BarbecueSoggy BurgerDisappointment
  11. 11WindWindTornado
  12. 12DisappointmentTornadoExpectation
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor4Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm5Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Barbecue + Soggy Burgerโ†’ Disappointment11Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado12Disappointment + Tornadoโ†’ Expectation

Other ways to make Expectation

26 combinations are known to produce Expectation. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Expectation
FirstSecondResult
DisappointmentOppositeExpectation
DisappointmentTornadoExpectation
NoSurpriseExpectation
ExpectStillExpectation
ExpectSatisfactionExpectation
AnticipateSatisfactionExpectation
AnticipateBondExpectation
AnticipateHighlightExpectation
ExistenceExpectExpectation
AnticipateOpinionExpectation
AnticipateSheExpectation
AgreementAnticipateExpectation
ExpectOvercomeExpectation
AnticipatingOilExpectation
ExceptionOutcomeExpectation
AnticipatingSonExpectation
ExcludeSurpriseExpectation
AnticipatingTallExpectation
DisappointmentObserveExpectation
ExpectStaresExpectation
AnticipatingHabitExpectation
AnticipatingPublicExpectation
AnticipatingReturnedExpectation
AnticipatedPrisonerExpectation
AnticipatingOftenExpectation

What you can make with Expectation

Expectation at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
26
ways to make it
Used in
50
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expectation in Infinite Craft?

Combine Disappointment with Tornado. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expectation?

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

Is Expectation hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expectation?

Yes. 26 combinations are known to produce Expectation, 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.