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How to Make Founder in Infinite Craft

Founder is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Found plus Reader. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FoundReaderFounder

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 294 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainWindAvalanche
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4SmokeWaterFog
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7TreeWaterRiver
  8. 8RiverTreePaper
  9. 9EarthPaperMap
  10. 10FogMapLost
  11. 11AvalancheLostFound
  12. 12PaperPlantBook
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16LavaWaterStone
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19SurfWindSurfing
  20. 20StoneSurfingSkimming
  21. 21EngineSkimmingSkimmer
  22. 22BookSkimmerReader
  23. 23FoundReaderFounder
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche3Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke4Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Tree + Waterโ†’ River8River + Treeโ†’ Paper9Earth + Paperโ†’ Map10Fog + Mapโ†’ Lost11Avalanche + Lostโ†’ Found12Paper + Plantโ†’ Book13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine15Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava16Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone17Water + Windโ†’ Wave18Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf19Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing20Stone + Surfingโ†’ Skimming21Engine + Skimmingโ†’ Skimmer22Book + Skimmerโ†’ Reader23Found + Readerโ†’ Founder

Other ways to make Founder

4 combinations are known to produce Founder. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Founder
FirstSecondResult
FlounderNotFounder
FoundReaderFounder
FoundedMotherFounder
FoundOwnFounder

What you can make with Founder

Founder at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
50
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Founder in Infinite Craft?

Combine Found with Reader. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Founder?

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

Is Founder hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Founder?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Founder, 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.