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How to Make Formations in Infinite Craft

Formations is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Formation plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FormationPluralFormations

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WaterWineHoly Water
  5. 5FireHoly WaterVampire
  6. 6DandelionPlantWeed
  7. 7VampireWeedCount
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9CountWaveCounting
  10. 10CountingWeedMath
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12MathTreeGeometry
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14GeometryLakeShape
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16SandWaterBeach
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20BeachSunVacation
  21. 21DustVacationDustin
  22. 22BeachDustinStranger Things
  23. 23Stranger ThingsTreeWill
  24. 24ShapeWillForm
  25. 25LakePlantLily
  26. 26DustLilyAngel
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28PlantSmokeIncense
  29. 29IncenseSmokePrayer
  30. 30AngelPrayerSaint
  31. 31FormSaintFormation
  32. 32WindWindTornado
  33. 33TornadoWaterTsunami
  34. 34EarthTsunamiIsland
  35. 35EarthIslandContinent
  36. 36FireWaterSteam
  37. 37SteamWaveSurf
  38. 38ContinentSurfAustralia
  39. 39EarthEarthMountain
  40. 40MountainWindAvalanche
  41. 41AvalancheWindSnow
  42. 42AustraliaSnowNo
  43. 43LakeWaterOcean
  44. 44NoOceanNot
  45. 45FireSteamEngine
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  49. 49NotSingularityPlural
  50. 50FormationPluralFormations
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Water + Wine→ Holy Water5Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire6Dandelion + Plant→ Weed7Vampire + Weed→ Count8Water + Wind→ Wave9Count + Wave→ Counting10Counting + Weed→ Math11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Math + Tree→ Geometry13Water + Water→ Lake14Geometry + Lake→ Shape15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Sand + Water→ Beach17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Beach + Sun→ Vacation21Dust + Vacation→ Dustin22Beach + Dustin→ Stranger Things23Stranger Things + Tree→ Will24Shape + Will→ Form25Lake + Plant→ Lily26Dust + Lily→ Angel27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Plant + Smoke→ Incense29Incense + Smoke→ Prayer30Angel + Prayer→ Saint31Form + Saint→ Formation32Wind + Wind→ Tornado33Tornado + Water→ Tsunami34Earth + Tsunami→ Island35Earth + Island→ Continent36Fire + Water→ Steam37Steam + Wave→ Surf38Continent + Surf→ Australia39Earth + Earth→ Mountain40Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche41Avalanche + Wind→ Snow42Australia + Snow→ No43Lake + Water→ Ocean44No + Ocean→ Not45Fire + Steam→ Engine46Dust + Engine→ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole48Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity49Not + Singularity→ Plural50Formation + Plural→ Formations

Formations at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Formations in Infinite Craft?

Combine Formation with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Formations?

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

Is Formations hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Formations?

Only one known combination produces Formations.

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