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How to Make Former in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

LessSteam FormerFormer

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 423 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DandelionDustWish
  8. 8TreeWishMoney
  9. 9HurricaneMoneyProfit
  10. 10FireProfitLoss
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14PlanetSteamSteampunk
  15. 15SteampunkWindAirship
  16. 16AirshipWindZeppelin
  17. 17SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  20. 20EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  21. 21LossMeLess
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23EarthEngineTractor
  24. 24PlanetTractorTractor Beam
  25. 25FireTractor BeamLaser
  26. 26LaserSteamSteam Punk
  27. 27EarthPlanetMoon
  28. 28MoonWindWerewolf
  29. 29EngineWerewolfTransformer
  30. 30Steam PunkTransformerSteam Former
  31. 31LessSteam FormerFormer
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dandelion + Dust→ Wish8Tree + Wish→ Money9Hurricane + Money→ Profit10Fire + Profit→ Loss11Fire + Wind→ Smoke12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Fire + Water→ Steam14Planet + Steam→ Steampunk15Steampunk + Wind→ Airship16Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin17Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé20Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me21Loss + Me→ Less22Fire + Steam→ Engine23Earth + Engine→ Tractor24Planet + Tractor→ Tractor Beam25Fire + Tractor Beam→ Laser26Laser + Steam→ Steam Punk27Earth + Planet→ Moon28Moon + Wind→ Werewolf29Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer30Steam Punk + Transformer→ Steam Former31Less + Steam Former→ Former

Other ways to make Former

3 combinations are known to produce Former. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Former
FirstSecondResult
LessSteam FormerFormer
ForMermaidFormer
FormaryOppositeFormer

What you can make with Former

Former at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
16
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Former in Infinite Craft?

Combine Less with Steam Former. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Former?

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

Is Former 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 Former?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Former, 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.