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How to Make Founding in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

FoundInterestFounding

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 318 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 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. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14LavaStoneObsidian
  15. 15EarthObsidianDiamond
  16. 16DiamondTreeMoney Tree
  17. 17FireMoney TreeBank
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21GlassSandHourglass
  22. 22FireHourglassTime
  23. 23BankTimeInterest
  24. 24FoundInterestFounding
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche3Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke4Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Tree + Waterโ†’ River8River + Treeโ†’ Paper9Earth + Paperโ†’ Map10Fog + Mapโ†’ Lost11Avalanche + Lostโ†’ Found12Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava13Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone14Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian15Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond16Diamond + Treeโ†’ Money Tree17Fire + Money Treeโ†’ Bank18Water + Windโ†’ Wave19Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand20Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass21Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass22Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time23Bank + Timeโ†’ Interest24Found + Interestโ†’ Founding

Other ways to make Founding

8 combinations are known to produce Founding. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Founding
FirstSecondResult
FoundInterestFounding
FoundInFounding
FoundINFounding
FoundLosingFounding
FounderMatchingFounding
FounderMeaningFounding
CommitteeFathersFounding
FounderInstallingFounding

What you can make with Founding

Founding at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
8
ways to make it
Used in
43
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Founding in Infinite Craft?

Combine Found with Interest. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Founding?

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

Is Founding 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 Founding?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce Founding, 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.