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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 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hard plus Is It. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HardIs ItHard To Tell

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 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
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Hangover + Plant→ Aspirin7Aspirin + Water→ Pill8Plant + Water→ Swamp9Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap10Pill + Venus Flytrap→ Viagra11Viagra + Wind→ Hard12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunami→ Island17Earth + Island→ Continent18Fire + Water→ Steam19Water + Wind→ Wave20Steam + Wave→ Surf21Continent + Surf→ Australia22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche24Avalanche + Wind→ Snow25Australia + Snow→ No26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Water→ Ocean28No + Ocean→ Not29Ash + Not→ Is30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars33Earth + Mars→ Life34Earth + Steam→ Mud35Fire + Mud→ Brick36Brick + Island→ Prison37Life + Prison→ Sentence38Sentence + Wind→ Phrase39Is + Phrase→ Is The40Fire + Wind→ Smoke41Plant + Smoke→ Incense42Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito43Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch44Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds45Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn46Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie47Mosquito + Movie→ It48Is The + It→ Is It49Hard + Is It→ Hard To Tell

What you can make with Hard To Tell

Hard To Tell at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hard To Tell in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hard with Is It. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hard To Tell?

49 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 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hard To Tell?

Only one known combination produces Hard To Tell.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.