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How to Make Gaining in Infinite Craft

Gaining is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Ginning. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramGinningGaining

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 393 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19FireWineAlcohol
  20. 20AlcoholLakeVodka
  21. 21LilyVodkaGin
  22. 22LakeWaterOcean
  23. 23OceanWaterFish
  24. 24FishWindFlying Fish
  25. 25Flying FishWindAirplane
  26. 26AirplaneEarthLanding
  27. 27GinLandingGinning
  28. 28AnagramGinningGaining
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Water + Waterโ†’ Lake16Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine19Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol20Alcohol + Lakeโ†’ Vodka21Lily + Vodkaโ†’ Gin22Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean23Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish24Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish25Flying Fish + Windโ†’ Airplane26Airplane + Earthโ†’ Landing27Gin + Landingโ†’ Ginning28Anagram + Ginningโ†’ Gaining

Other ways to make Gaining

3 combinations are known to produce Gaining. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gaining
FirstSecondResult
AnagramGinningGaining
GaytingNotGaining
AnagramInvestingGaining

Gaining at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gaining in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Ginning. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gaining?

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

Is Gaining hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gaining?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Gaining, 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.