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How to Make Forty-two in Infinite Craft

Forty-two is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Twenty plus Twenty-Two. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

TwentyTwenty-TwoForty-two

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 584 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4MountainSandPyramid
  5. 5PyramidWaterTomb
  6. 6TombWaterMoses
  7. 7MosesMountainCommandments
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10GlassTornadoShatter
  11. 11CommandmentsShatterTen
  12. 12TenTenTwenty
  13. 13SandWaterBeach
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16FirePlanetSun
  17. 17BeachSunVacation
  18. 18DustVacationDustin
  19. 19BeachDustinStranger Things
  20. 20Stranger ThingsWindEleven
  21. 21ElevenElevenTwenty-Two
  22. 22TwentyTwenty-TwoForty-two
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid5Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb6Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses7Moses + Mountainโ†’ Commandments8Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass9Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado10Glass + Tornadoโ†’ Shatter11Commandments + Shatterโ†’ Ten12Ten + Tenโ†’ Twenty13Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach14Earth + Windโ†’ Dust15Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet16Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun17Beach + Sunโ†’ Vacation18Dust + Vacationโ†’ Dustin19Beach + Dustinโ†’ Stranger Things20Stranger Things + Windโ†’ Eleven21Eleven + Elevenโ†’ Twenty-Two22Twenty + Twenty-Twoโ†’ Forty-two

Other ways to make Forty-two

4 combinations are known to produce Forty-two. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Forty-two
FirstSecondResult
TwentyTwenty-TwoForty-two
Forty-oneThesaurusForty-two
Forty-TwoLessForty-two
Forty-TwoPast TenseForty-two

Forty-two at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Forty-two in Infinite Craft?

Combine Twenty with Twenty-Two. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Forty-two?

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

Is Forty-two hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Forty-two?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Forty-two, 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.