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How to Make H.T.B.T.I. in Infinite Craft

H.T.B.T.I. is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 77 combinations to get there, and the final one is Has-that-been-that plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Has-that-been-thatInitialsH.T.B.T.I.

Marathon77 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1452 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 77 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4PlantSmokeIncense
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6IncenseMountainBuddha
  7. 7MountainMountainMountain Range
  8. 8BuddhaMountain RangeTibet
  9. 9LakeTibetLhasa
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13EarthIslandContinent
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16SteamWaveSurf
  17. 17ContinentSurfAustralia
  18. 18MountainWindAvalanche
  19. 19AvalancheWindSnow
  20. 20AustraliaSnowNo
  21. 21LakeWaterOcean
  22. 22NoOceanNot
  23. 23LhasaNotHas
  24. 24PlantWaterSwamp
  25. 25IncenseSwampMosquito
  26. 26HasMosquitoHas-been
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28FishWindFlying Fish
  29. 29FireFishSushi
  30. 30Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  31. 31LakePlantLily
  32. 32Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  33. 33LakeMountainFjord
  34. 34FireFireVolcano
  35. 35FjordVolcanoIceland
  36. 36SurfWindSurfing
  37. 37IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  38. 38Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  39. 39EarthThisThat
  40. 40Has-beenThatHas-that-been
  41. 41Has-that-beenThatHas-that-been-that
  42. 42EarthPlantTree
  43. 43TreeWaterRiver
  44. 44RiverTreePaper
  45. 45PaperPlantBook
  46. 46EarthRiverDelta
  47. 47BookDeltaAlphabet
  48. 48EarthWindDust
  49. 49DustFjordTroll
  50. 50MountainTrollDwarf
  51. 51DustPlantPollen
  52. 52PollenWaterHoney
  53. 53DustEarthPlanet
  54. 54EarthPlanetMoon
  55. 55HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  56. 56DwarfHoneymoonShort
  57. 57AlphabetShortAcronym
  58. 58PollenWindAllergy
  59. 59FireSteamEngine
  60. 60EnginePlantCar
  61. 61CarDustRust
  62. 62FireRustIron
  63. 63EarthIronMetal
  64. 64AllergyMetalNickel
  65. 65NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  66. 66EarthFireLava
  67. 67LavaWaterStone
  68. 68PlantStoneFossil
  69. 69FireFossilDinosaur
  70. 70DustWindSandstorm
  71. 71DustTreeWood
  72. 72SandstormWoodSandal
  73. 73DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  74. 74LakeThesaurusSynonym
  75. 75NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  76. 76AcronymNicknameInitials
  77. 77Has-that-been-thatInitialsH.T.B.T.I.
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Fire + Wind→ Smoke4Plant + Smoke→ Incense5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Incense + Mountain→ Buddha7Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range8Buddha + Mountain Range→ Tibet9Lake + Tibet→ Lhasa10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunami→ Island13Earth + Island→ Continent14Fire + Water→ Steam15Water + Wind→ Wave16Steam + Wave→ Surf17Continent + Surf→ Australia18Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche19Avalanche + Wind→ Snow20Australia + Snow→ No21Lake + Water→ Ocean22No + Ocean→ Not23Lhasa + Not→ Has24Plant + Water→ Swamp25Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito26Has + Mosquito→ Has-been27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish29Fire + Fish→ Sushi30Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi31Lake + Plant→ Lily32Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus33Lake + Mountain→ Fjord34Fire + Fire→ Volcano35Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland36Surf + Wind→ Surfing37Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing38Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This39Earth + This→ That40Has-been + That→ Has-that-been41Has-that-been + That→ Has-that-been-that42Earth + Plant→ Tree43Tree + Water→ River44River + Tree→ Paper45Paper + Plant→ Book46Earth + River→ Delta47Book + Delta→ Alphabet48Earth + Wind→ Dust49Dust + Fjord→ Troll50Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf51Dust + Plant→ Pollen52Pollen + Water→ Honey53Dust + Earth→ Planet54Earth + Planet→ Moon55Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon56Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short57Alphabet + Short→ Acronym58Pollen + Wind→ Allergy59Fire + Steam→ Engine60Engine + Plant→ Car61Car + Dust→ Rust62Fire + Rust→ Iron63Earth + Iron→ Metal64Allergy + Metal→ Nickel65Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon66Earth + Fire→ Lava67Lava + Water→ Stone68Plant + Stone→ Fossil69Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur70Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm71Dust + Tree→ Wood72Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal73Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus74Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym75Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname76Acronym + Nickname→ Initials77Has-that-been-that + Initials→ H.T.B.T.I.

Other ways to make H.T.B.T.I.

2 combinations are known to produce H.T.B.T.I.. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce H.T.B.T.I.
FirstSecondResult
Has-that-been-thatInitialsH.T.B.T.I.
Has-that-been-thatINITIALSH.T.B.T.I.

H.T.B.T.I. at a glance

Steps to craft
77
Marathon
Crafting depth
145
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 77 steps

Similar effort to H.T.B.T.I., if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make H.T.B.T.I. in Infinite Craft?

Combine Has-that-been-that with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 77 steps.

How many steps does it take to make H.T.B.T.I.?

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

Is H.T.B.T.I. hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 77 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make H.T.B.T.I.?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce H.T.B.T.I., 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.