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How to Make Hard to tell in Infinite Craft

Hard to tell is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hard To Tell plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hard To TellPluralHard to tell

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 912 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6HangoverPlantAspirin
  7. 7AspirinWaterPill
  8. 8PlantWaterSwamp
  9. 9PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  10. 10PillVenus FlytrapViagra
  11. 11ViagraWindHard
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19WaterWindWave
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21ContinentSurfAustralia
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23MountainWindAvalanche
  24. 24AvalancheWindSnow
  25. 25AustraliaSnowNo
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28NoOceanNot
  29. 29AshNotIs
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32PlanetSandstormMars
  33. 33EarthMarsLife
  34. 34EarthSteamMud
  35. 35FireMudBrick
  36. 36BrickIslandPrison
  37. 37LifePrisonSentence
  38. 38SentenceWindPhrase
  39. 39IsPhraseIs The
  40. 40FireWindSmoke
  41. 41PlantSmokeIncense
  42. 42IncenseSwampMosquito
  43. 43DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  44. 44Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  45. 45FireSeedsPopcorn
  46. 46MountainPopcornMovie
  47. 47MosquitoMovieIt
  48. 48Is TheItIs It
  49. 49HardIs ItHard To Tell
  50. 50FireSteamEngine
  51. 51DustEngineVacuum
  52. 52FireVacuumBlack Hole
  53. 53Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  54. 54NotSingularityPlural
  55. 55Hard To TellPluralHard to tell
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol5Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover6Hangover + Plantโ†’ Aspirin7Aspirin + Waterโ†’ Pill8Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp9Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap10Pill + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Viagra11Viagra + Windโ†’ Hard12Earth + Windโ†’ Dust13Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash14Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island17Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent18Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam19Water + Windโ†’ Wave20Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf21Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia22Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain23Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche24Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow25Australia + Snowโ†’ No26Water + Waterโ†’ Lake27Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean28No + Oceanโ†’ Not29Ash + Notโ†’ Is30Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet31Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm32Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars33Earth + Marsโ†’ Life34Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud35Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick36Brick + Islandโ†’ Prison37Life + Prisonโ†’ Sentence38Sentence + Windโ†’ Phrase39Is + Phraseโ†’ Is The40Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke41Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense42Incense + Swampโ†’ Mosquito43Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch44Dandelion Patch + Windโ†’ Seeds45Fire + Seedsโ†’ Popcorn46Mountain + Popcornโ†’ Movie47Mosquito + Movieโ†’ It48Is The + Itโ†’ Is It49Hard + Is Itโ†’ Hard To Tell50Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine51Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum52Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole53Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity54Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural55Hard To Tell + Pluralโ†’ Hard to tell

Other ways to make Hard to tell

2 combinations are known to produce Hard to tell. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hard to tell
FirstSecondResult
Hard To TellLessHard to tell
Hard To TellPluralHard to tell

What you can make with Hard to tell

Hard to tell at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
91
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

Similar effort to Hard to tell, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hard to tell in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hard To Tell with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hard to tell?

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

Is Hard to tell hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hard to tell?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hard to tell, 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.