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How to Make Happenstance in Infinite Craft

Happenstance is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Happens plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HappensPluralHappenstance

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 533 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6SmokeWaterFog
  7. 7CarFogAccident
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9EngineWindWindmill
  10. 10MudWindmillPig
  11. 11PigWindFlying Pig
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13TreeWaterRiver
  14. 14RiverTreePaper
  15. 15EarthPaperMap
  16. 16FogMapLost
  17. 17Flying PigLostNever
  18. 18CarNeverAlways
  19. 19AccidentAlwaysHappens
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoWaterTsunami
  22. 22EarthTsunamiIsland
  23. 23EarthIslandContinent
  24. 24WaterWindWave
  25. 25SteamWaveSurf
  26. 26ContinentSurfAustralia
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28MountainWindAvalanche
  29. 29AvalancheWindSnow
  30. 30AustraliaSnowNo
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33NoOceanNot
  34. 34EarthWindDust
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38NotSingularityPlural
  39. 39HappensPluralHappenstance
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Smoke + Water→ Fog7Car + Fog→ Accident8Earth + Steam→ Mud9Engine + Wind→ Windmill10Mud + Windmill→ Pig11Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Tree + Water→ River14River + Tree→ Paper15Earth + Paper→ Map16Fog + Map→ Lost17Flying Pig + Lost→ Never18Car + Never→ Always19Accident + Always→ Happens20Wind + Wind→ Tornado21Tornado + Water→ Tsunami22Earth + Tsunami→ Island23Earth + Island→ Continent24Water + Wind→ Wave25Steam + Wave→ Surf26Continent + Surf→ Australia27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche29Avalanche + Wind→ Snow30Australia + Snow→ No31Water + Water→ Lake32Lake + Water→ Ocean33No + Ocean→ Not34Earth + Wind→ Dust35Dust + Engine→ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity38Not + Singularity→ Plural39Happens + Plural→ Happenstance

Other ways to make Happenstance

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

Alternative combinations that produce Happenstance
FirstSecondResult
HappensPluralHappenstance
HappenHaveHappenstance
HappentoThesaurusHappenstance

What you can make with Happenstance

Happenstance at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Happenstance in Infinite Craft?

Combine Happens with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Happenstance?

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

Is Happenstance hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Happenstance?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Happenstance, 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.