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How to Make Explanation in Infinite Craft

Explanation is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Prediction plus XL. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PredictionXLExplanation

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 38

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 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
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→ Explanation

What you can make with Explanation

Explanation at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
11
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Explanation in Infinite Craft?

Combine Prediction with XL. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Explanation?

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

Is Explanation hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Explanation?

Only one known combination produces Explanation.

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