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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 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is 4O plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

4OThesaurusForty-Two

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 448 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6WaterWineHoly Water
  7. 7FireHoly WaterVampire
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9VampireWeedCount
  10. 10CountCountNumber
  11. 11AshNumber4
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FirePlanetSun
  14. 14FireSunSolar
  15. 15PlantSolarOxygen
  16. 164Oxygen4O
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19PlantStoneFossil
  20. 20FireFossilDinosaur
  21. 21DustWindSandstorm
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23DustTreeWood
  24. 24SandstormWoodSandal
  25. 25DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  26. 264OThesaurusForty-Two
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion5Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine6Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water7Fire + Holy Waterโ†’ Vampire8Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed9Vampire + Weedโ†’ Count10Count + Countโ†’ Number11Ash + Numberโ†’ 412Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet13Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun14Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar15Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen164 + Oxygenโ†’ 4O17Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava18Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone19Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil20Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur21Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm22Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree23Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood24Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal25Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus264O + Thesaurusโ†’ Forty-Two

Other ways to make Forty-Two

8 combinations are known to produce Forty-Two. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Forty-Two
FirstSecondResult
4OThesaurusForty-Two
FortyItForty-Two
FortyLocationForty-Two
4oThesaurusForty-Two
FortySolidForty-Two
ControversyFortyForty-Two
EverydayFortyForty-Two
FortyPresumablyForty-Two

What you can make with Forty-Two

Forty-Two at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
8
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 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 4O with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

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

26 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 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 8 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.