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How to Make Founders in Infinite Craft

Founders is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Flounders plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FloundersNotFounders

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 524 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5LilyWaveMermaid
  6. 6MermaidWindAriel
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10DandelionFishPufferfish
  11. 11ArielPufferfishFlounder
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15EarthIslandContinent
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17SteamWaveSurf
  18. 18ContinentSurfAustralia
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22AustraliaSnowNo
  23. 23NoOceanNot
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  29. 29NotSingularityPlural
  30. 30FlounderPluralFlounders
  31. 31FloundersNotFounders
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Water + Wind→ Wave5Lily + Wave→ Mermaid6Mermaid + Wind→ Ariel7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Lake + Water→ Ocean9Ocean + Water→ Fish10Dandelion + Fish→ Pufferfish11Ariel + Pufferfish→ Flounder12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Earth + Island→ Continent16Fire + Water→ Steam17Steam + Wave→ Surf18Continent + Surf→ Australia19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Australia + Snow→ No23No + Ocean→ Not24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity29Not + Singularity→ Plural30Flounder + Plural→ Flounders31Flounders + Not→ Founders

Other ways to make Founders

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

Alternative combinations that produce Founders
FirstSecondResult
FloundersOppositeFounders
FloundersNotFounders
FounderPluralFounders
FoundedRewardsFounders

What you can make with Founders

Founders at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
33
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Founders in Infinite Craft?

Combine Flounders with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Founders?

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

Is Founders 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 Founders?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Founders, 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.