Home / Recipes / Hard to tell ๐ค How to Make Hard to tell in Infinite CraftHard 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
๐ค Hard To Tell+ ๐ค Plural= ๐ค Hard to tell
Marathon 55 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 91 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce Hard to tell, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Hard to tell is close to a dead end. It feeds only 3 onward combinations, so it is more of a collectible than a building block. Its crafting depth of 91 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant2 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion3 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Water= ๐ท Wine4 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ท Wine= ๐ท Alcohol5 ๐ท Alcohol+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ท Hangover6 ๐ท Hangover+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Aspirin7 ๐ Aspirin+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Pill8 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Swamp9 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ Swamp= ๐ชฒ Venus Flytrap10 ๐ Pill+ ๐ชฒ Venus Flytrap= ๐ Viagra11 ๐ Viagra+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ข Hard12 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust13 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash14 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado15 ๐ช๏ธ Tornado+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Tsunami16 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tsunami= ๐๏ธ Island17 ๐ Earth+ ๐๏ธ Island= ๐ Continent18 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam19 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave20 ๐จ Steam+ ๐ Wave= ๐ Surf21 ๐ Continent+ ๐ Surf= ๐ฆ Australia22 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain23 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ๏ธ Avalanche24 ๐จ๏ธ Avalanche+ ๐จ Wind= โ๏ธ Snow25 ๐ฆ Australia+ โ๏ธ Snow= ๐
No26 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake27 ๐ Lake+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Ocean28 ๐
No+ ๐ Ocean= ๐ซ Not29 ๐ Ash+ ๐ซ Not= ๐ Is30 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet31 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm32 ๐ช Planet+ ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm= ๐ช Mars33 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Mars= ๐ฑ Life34 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ฉ Mud35 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฉ Mud= ๐งฑ Brick36 ๐งฑ Brick+ ๐๏ธ Island= ๐ Prison37 ๐ฑ Life+ ๐ Prison= ๐ฌ Sentence38 ๐ฌ Sentence+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฌ Phrase39 ๐ Is+ ๐ฌ Phrase= โ Is The40 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke41 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฏ๏ธ Incense42 ๐ฏ๏ธ Incense+ ๐ Swamp= ๐ฆ Mosquito43 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ผ Dandelion= ๐ผ Dandelion Patch44 ๐ผ Dandelion Patch+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฑ Seeds45 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฑ Seeds= ๐ฟ Popcorn46 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐ฟ Popcorn= ๐ฅ Movie47 ๐ฆ Mosquito+ ๐ฅ Movie= ๐คก It48 โ Is The+ ๐คก It= โ Is It49 ๐ข Hard+ โ Is It= ๐ค Hard To Tell50 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine51 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Engine= ๐งน Vacuum52 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐งน Vacuum= ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole53 ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole+ ๐ช๏ธ Tornado= ๐ Singularity54 ๐ซ Not+ ๐ Singularity= ๐ค Plural55 ๐ค Hard To Tell+ ๐ค Plural= ๐ค Hard to tellCrafting tree 1 Earth + Water โ Plant 2 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 3 Dandelion + Water โ Wine 4 Fire + Wine โ Alcohol 5 Alcohol + Wind โ Hangover 6 Hangover + Plant โ Aspirin 7 Aspirin + Water โ Pill 8 Plant + Water โ Swamp 9 Plant + Swamp โ Venus Flytrap 10 Pill + Venus Flytrap โ Viagra 11 Viagra + Wind โ Hard 12 Earth + Wind โ Dust 13 Dust + Fire โ Ash 14 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 15 Tornado + Water โ Tsunami 16 Earth + Tsunami โ Island 17 Earth + Island โ Continent 18 Fire + Water โ Steam 19 Water + Wind โ Wave 20 Steam + Wave โ Surf 21 Continent + Surf โ Australia 22 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 23 Mountain + Wind โ Avalanche 24 Avalanche + Wind โ Snow 25 Australia + Snow โ No 26 Water + Water โ Lake 27 Lake + Water โ Ocean 28 No + Ocean โ Not 29 Ash + Not โ Is 30 Dust + Earth โ Planet 31 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 32 Planet + Sandstorm โ Mars 33 Earth + Mars โ Life 34 Earth + Steam โ Mud 35 Fire + Mud โ Brick 36 Brick + Island โ Prison 37 Life + Prison โ Sentence 38 Sentence + Wind โ Phrase 39 Is + Phrase โ Is The 40 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 41 Plant + Smoke โ Incense 42 Incense + Swamp โ Mosquito 43 Dandelion + Dandelion โ Dandelion Patch 44 Dandelion Patch + Wind โ Seeds 45 Fire + Seeds โ Popcorn 46 Mountain + Popcorn โ Movie 47 Mosquito + Movie โ It 48 Is The + It โ Is It 49 Hard + Is It โ Hard To Tell 50 Fire + Steam โ Engine 51 Dust + Engine โ Vacuum 52 Fire + Vacuum โ Black Hole 53 Black Hole + Tornado โ Singularity 54 Not + Singularity โ Plural 55 Hard To Tell + Plural โ Hard to tell
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Other ways to make Hard to tell 2 combinations are known to produce Hard to tell. Here are 2 of them.
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.
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