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How to Make External in Infinite Craft

External is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Internal plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InternalOppositeExternal

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 522 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWindSeed
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5SeedTreeApple
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9FireGlassLens
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11MountainSandPyramid
  12. 12LensPyramidEye
  13. 13AppleEyeI
  14. 14EarthTreeForest
  15. 15DandelionEarthFlower
  16. 16FlowerPlantGarden
  17. 17ForestGardenPark
  18. 18MountainParkYosemite
  19. 19ParkYosemiteNational
  20. 20INationalInternal
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22WindWineBalloon
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24BalloonDustDust Bunny
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26FireSwampDragon
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28AshFirePhoenix
  29. 29DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  30. 30Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  31. 31InternalOppositeExternal
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Wind→ Seed4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Seed + Tree→ Apple6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Fire + Sand→ Glass9Fire + Glass→ Lens10Earth + Earth→ Mountain11Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid12Lens + Pyramid→ Eye13Apple + Eye→ I14Earth + Tree→ Forest15Dandelion + Earth→ Flower16Flower + Plant→ Garden17Forest + Garden→ Park18Mountain + Park→ Yosemite19Park + Yosemite→ National20I + National→ Internal21Dandelion + Water→ Wine22Wind + Wine→ Balloon23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny25Plant + Water→ Swamp26Fire + Swamp→ Dragon27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Ash + Fire→ Phoenix29Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang30Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite31Internal + Opposite→ External

Other ways to make External

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

Alternative combinations that produce External
FirstSecondResult
InternalOppositeExternal
InternalNotExternal

External at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make External in Infinite Craft?

Combine Internal with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make External?

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

Is External hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make External?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce External, 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.