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How to Make GFW in Infinite Craft

GFW is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Great Firewall plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Great FirewallInitialsGFW

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 822 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6ContinentMountainAsia
  7. 7AsiaFireChina
  8. 8ChinaEarthGreat Wall
  9. 9ChinaGreat WallChina Wall
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireMudBrick
  13. 13MountainMountainMountain Range
  14. 14BrickMountain RangeGreat Wall of China
  15. 15FireGreat Wall of ChinaFirewall
  16. 16China WallFirewallGreat Firewall
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19TreeWaterRiver
  20. 20RiverTreePaper
  21. 21PaperPlantBook
  22. 22EarthRiverDelta
  23. 23BookDeltaAlphabet
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeMountainFjord
  27. 27DustFjordTroll
  28. 28MountainTrollDwarf
  29. 29DustPlantPollen
  30. 30PollenWaterHoney
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32EarthPlanetMoon
  33. 33HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  34. 34DwarfHoneymoonShort
  35. 35AlphabetShortAcronym
  36. 36PollenWindAllergy
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38EnginePlantCar
  39. 39CarDustRust
  40. 40FireRustIron
  41. 41EarthIronMetal
  42. 42AllergyMetalNickel
  43. 43FireWindSmoke
  44. 44NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  45. 45EarthFireLava
  46. 46LavaWaterStone
  47. 47PlantStoneFossil
  48. 48FireFossilDinosaur
  49. 49DustWindSandstorm
  50. 50DustTreeWood
  51. 51SandstormWoodSandal
  52. 52DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  53. 53LakeThesaurusSynonym
  54. 54NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  55. 55AcronymNicknameInitials
  56. 56Great FirewallInitialsGFW
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island4Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent5Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain6Continent + Mountainโ†’ Asia7Asia + Fireโ†’ China8China + Earthโ†’ Great Wall9China + Great Wallโ†’ China Wall10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud12Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick13Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range14Brick + Mountain Rangeโ†’ Great Wall of China15Fire + Great Wall of Chinaโ†’ Firewall16China Wall + Firewallโ†’ Great Firewall17Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant18Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree19Tree + Waterโ†’ River20River + Treeโ†’ Paper21Paper + Plantโ†’ Book22Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta23Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet24Earth + Windโ†’ Dust25Water + Waterโ†’ Lake26Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord27Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll28Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf29Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen30Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey31Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet32Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon33Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon34Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short35Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym36Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy37Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine38Engine + Plantโ†’ Car39Car + Dustโ†’ Rust40Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron41Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal42Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel43Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke44Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon45Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava46Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone47Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil48Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur49Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm50Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood51Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal52Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus53Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym54Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname55Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials56Great Firewall + Initialsโ†’ GFW

Other ways to make GFW

2 combinations are known to produce GFW. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce GFW
FirstSecondResult
Great FirewallInitialsGFW
Great FirewallINITIALSGFW

GFW at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make GFW in Infinite Craft?

Combine Great Firewall with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make GFW?

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

Is GFW hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make GFW?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce GFW, 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.