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How to Make Explanations in Infinite Craft

Explanations is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Explanation plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ExplanationPluralExplanations

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 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. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29ContinentSurfAustralia
  30. 30MountainWindAvalanche
  31. 31AvalancheWindSnow
  32. 32AustraliaSnowNo
  33. 33LakeWaterOcean
  34. 34NoOceanNot
  35. 35EarthWindDust
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  40. 40NotSingularityPlural
  41. 41ExplanationPluralExplanations
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→ Explanation25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Fire + Water→ Steam28Steam + Wave→ Surf29Continent + Surf→ Australia30Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche31Avalanche + Wind→ Snow32Australia + Snow→ No33Lake + Water→ Ocean34No + Ocean→ Not35Earth + Wind→ Dust36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Dust + Engine→ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole39Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity40Not + Singularity→ Plural41Explanation + Plural→ Explanations

Explanations at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Explanations in Infinite Craft?

Combine Explanation with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Explanations?

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

Is Explanations hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Explanations?

Only one known combination produces Explanations.

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