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How to Make Explain Like I'm Five in Infinite Craft

Explain Like I'm Five is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Explanation plus Subreddit. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ExplanationSubredditExplain Like I'm Five

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 59

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthEarthMountain
  5. 5GlassMountainCrystal
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7CrystalTornadoCrystal Ball
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9Crystal BallTsunamiPrediction
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12FjordFjordGlacier
  13. 13FireGlassLens
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15LensPlantCamera
  16. 16CameraPlantPhotograph
  17. 17SandWaterBeach
  18. 18GlassWindWindow
  19. 19WindWindowCurtain
  20. 20BeachCurtainToga
  21. 21FireTogaRoman
  22. 22PhotographRomanRoman Numeral
  23. 23GlacierRoman NumeralXL
  24. 24PredictionXLExplanation
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionEarthFlower
  27. 27EarthPlantTree
  28. 28TreeWaterRiver
  29. 29EarthRiverDelta
  30. 30EarthWindDust
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33FireSunSolar
  34. 34PlanetSolarSystem
  35. 35FireSystemComputer
  36. 36ComputerTsunamiInternet
  37. 37DeltaInternetReddit
  38. 38FlowerRedditSubreddit
  39. 39ExplanationSubredditExplain Like I'm Five
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Earth→ Mountain5Glass + Mountain→ Crystal6Wind + Wind→ Tornado7Crystal + Tornado→ Crystal Ball8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Crystal Ball + Tsunami→ Prediction10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Fjord + Fjord→ Glacier13Fire + Glass→ Lens14Earth + Water→ Plant15Lens + Plant→ Camera16Camera + Plant→ Photograph17Sand + Water→ Beach18Glass + Wind→ Window19Wind + Window→ Curtain20Beach + Curtain→ Toga21Fire + Toga→ Roman22Photograph + Roman→ Roman Numeral23Glacier + Roman Numeral→ XL24Prediction + XL→ Explanation25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Dandelion + Earth→ Flower27Earth + Plant→ Tree28Tree + Water→ River29Earth + River→ Delta30Earth + Wind→ Dust31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Fire + Sun→ Solar34Planet + Solar→ System35Fire + System→ Computer36Computer + Tsunami→ Internet37Delta + Internet→ Reddit38Flower + Reddit→ Subreddit39Explanation + Subreddit→ Explain Like I'm Five

Explain Like I'm Five at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Explain Like I'm Five in Infinite Craft?

Combine Explanation with Subreddit. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Explain Like I'm Five?

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

Is Explain Like I'm Five hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Explain Like I'm Five?

Only one known combination produces Explain Like I'm Five.

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