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How to Make Expects in Infinite Craft

Expects is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Expectus plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ExpectusInitialsExpects

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1172 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 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
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionWindSeed
  26. 26SeedTreeApple
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29FireGlassLens
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainSandPyramid
  32. 32LensPyramidEye
  33. 33AppleEyeI
  34. 34FireFireVolcano
  35. 35DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  36. 36DandelionWaterWine
  37. 37FireWineAlcohol
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39AlcoholLakeVodka
  40. 40FireworksVodkaRussia
  41. 41IRussiaUs
  42. 42ExpectUsExpectus
  43. 43PaperPlantBook
  44. 44EarthRiverDelta
  45. 45BookDeltaAlphabet
  46. 46LakeMountainFjord
  47. 47DustFjordTroll
  48. 48MountainTrollDwarf
  49. 49PollenWaterHoney
  50. 50DustEarthPlanet
  51. 51EarthPlanetMoon
  52. 52HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  53. 53DwarfHoneymoonShort
  54. 54AlphabetShortAcronym
  55. 55EnginePlantCar
  56. 56CarDustRust
  57. 57FireRustIron
  58. 58EarthIronMetal
  59. 59AllergyMetalNickel
  60. 60NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  61. 61EarthFireLava
  62. 62LavaWaterStone
  63. 63PlantStoneFossil
  64. 64FireFossilDinosaur
  65. 65DustWindSandstorm
  66. 66DustTreeWood
  67. 67SandstormWoodSandal
  68. 68DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  69. 69LakeThesaurusSynonym
  70. 70NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  71. 71AcronymNicknameInitials
  72. 72ExpectusInitialsExpects
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→ Expect24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Wind→ Seed26Seed + Tree→ Apple27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Fire + Glass→ Lens30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid32Lens + Pyramid→ Eye33Apple + Eye→ I34Fire + Fire→ Volcano35Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks36Dandelion + Water→ Wine37Fire + Wine→ Alcohol38Water + Water→ Lake39Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka40Fireworks + Vodka→ Russia41I + Russia→ Us42Expect + Us→ Expectus43Paper + Plant→ Book44Earth + River→ Delta45Book + Delta→ Alphabet46Lake + Mountain→ Fjord47Dust + Fjord→ Troll48Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf49Pollen + Water→ Honey50Dust + Earth→ Planet51Earth + Planet→ Moon52Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon53Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short54Alphabet + Short→ Acronym55Engine + Plant→ Car56Car + Dust→ Rust57Fire + Rust→ Iron58Earth + Iron→ Metal59Allergy + Metal→ Nickel60Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon61Earth + Fire→ Lava62Lava + Water→ Stone63Plant + Stone→ Fossil64Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur65Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm66Dust + Tree→ Wood67Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal68Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus69Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym70Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname71Acronym + Nickname→ Initials72Expectus + Initials→ Expects

Other ways to make Expects

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

Alternative combinations that produce Expects
FirstSecondResult
ExpectusInitialsExpects
ExpectusINITIALSExpects

Expects at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
117
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 72 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expects in Infinite Craft?

Combine Expectus with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expects?

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

Is Expects hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expects?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Expects, 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.