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How to Make Grandfathers in Infinite Craft

Grandfathers is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Grandmothers plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GrandmothersOppositeGrandfathers

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 384 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  5. 5DustVenus FlytrapDust Trap
  6. 6Dust TrapVenus FlytrapFlypaper
  7. 7DustPlantPollen
  8. 8PollenWaterHoney
  9. 9HoneyWaterMeade
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13SandstormStoneSphinx
  14. 14MeadeSphinxOedipus
  15. 15FlypaperOedipusMothers
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21MothersTimeGrandmothers
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionWaterWine
  24. 24WindWineBalloon
  25. 25BalloonDustDust Bunny
  26. 26FireSwampDragon
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28AshFirePhoenix
  29. 29DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  30. 30Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  31. 31GrandmothersOppositeGrandfathers
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Water→ Swamp4Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap5Dust + Venus Flytrap→ Dust Trap6Dust Trap + Venus Flytrap→ Flypaper7Dust + Plant→ Pollen8Pollen + Water→ Honey9Honey + Water→ Meade10Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx14Meade + Sphinx→ Oedipus15Flypaper + Oedipus→ Mothers16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglass→ Time21Mothers + Time→ Grandmothers22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Water→ Wine24Wind + Wine→ Balloon25Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny26Fire + Swamp→ Dragon27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Ash + Fire→ Phoenix29Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang30Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite31Grandmothers + Opposite→ Grandfathers

Other ways to make Grandfathers

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

Alternative combinations that produce Grandfathers
FirstSecondResult
GrandfatherPluralGrandfathers
GrandmothersOppositeGrandfathers
GrandmothersNotGrandfathers
FansGrandmothersGrandfathers

What you can make with Grandfathers

Grandfathers at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
44
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Grandfathers in Infinite Craft?

Combine Grandmothers with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Grandfathers?

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

Is Grandfathers 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 Grandfathers?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Grandfathers, 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.