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How to Make Forty in Infinite Craft

Forty is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is 40 Years plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

40 YearsLettersForty

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 3612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DandelionDustWish
  5. 5WaterWishGenie
  6. 6DandelionPlantWeed
  7. 7GenieWeedHashish
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11MountainSandPyramid
  12. 12PyramidWaterTomb
  13. 13TombWaterMoses
  14. 14HashishMoses40 Years
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16TreeWaterRiver
  17. 17RiverTreePaper
  18. 18PaperPlantBook
  19. 19EarthRiverDelta
  20. 20BookDeltaAlphabet
  21. 21FireFireVolcano
  22. 22DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  23. 23AlphabetFireworksLetters
  24. 2440 YearsLettersForty
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish5Water + Wishโ†’ Genie6Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed7Genie + Weedโ†’ Hashish8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Water + Windโ†’ Wave10Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand11Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid12Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb13Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses14Hashish + Mosesโ†’ 40 Years15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Tree + Waterโ†’ River17River + Treeโ†’ Paper18Paper + Plantโ†’ Book19Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta20Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet21Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano22Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks23Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters2440 Years + Lettersโ†’ Forty

Other ways to make Forty

12 combinations are known to produce Forty. Here are 12 of them.

What you can make with Forty

Forty at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
12
ways to make it
Used in
48
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Forty in Infinite Craft?

Combine 40 Years with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Forty?

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

Is Forty 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 Forty?

Yes. 12 combinations are known to produce Forty, 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.