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How to Make Hardened in Infinite Craft

Hardened is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Harding plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HardingPast TenseHardened

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 613 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4EarthTeaTeapot
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EngineSteamTrain
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9TrainWeedTrainwreck
  10. 10TeapotTrainwreckTeapot Dome Scandal
  11. 11TeaTeapot Dome ScandalHarding
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassSandHourglass
  18. 18FireHourglassTime
  19. 19AshTimeHistory
  20. 20GlassSteamMirror
  21. 21HistoryMirrorPast
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24FogPlantMushroom
  25. 25EarthMushroomToadstool
  26. 26ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  27. 27DustWindSandstorm
  28. 28SandstormWaterOasis
  29. 29OasisPlantDate
  30. 30DateWaterDating
  31. 31DatingEarthMarriage
  32. 32EarthMarriageDivorce
  33. 33DandelionDustWish
  34. 34WaterWishGenie
  35. 35DivorceGenieSingle
  36. 36Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  37. 37PastTriplePast Tense
  38. 38HardingPast TenseHardened
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Water→ Steam3Plant + Steam→ Tea4Earth + Tea→ Teapot5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Engine + Steam→ Train7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Plant→ Weed9Train + Weed→ Trainwreck10Teapot + Trainwreck→ Teapot Dome Scandal11Tea + Teapot Dome Scandal→ Harding12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Glass + Sand→ Hourglass18Fire + Hourglass→ Time19Ash + Time→ History20Glass + Steam→ Mirror21History + Mirror→ Past22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Fog + Plant→ Mushroom25Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool26Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom27Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm28Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis29Oasis + Plant→ Date30Date + Water→ Dating31Dating + Earth→ Marriage32Earth + Marriage→ Divorce33Dandelion + Dust→ Wish34Water + Wish→ Genie35Divorce + Genie→ Single36Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple37Past + Triple→ Past Tense38Harding + Past Tense→ Hardened

Other ways to make Hardened

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

Alternative combinations that produce Hardened
FirstSecondResult
HardingPast TenseHardened
HardiPast TenseHardened
HardingPast tenseHardened

Hardened at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hardened in Infinite Craft?

Combine Harding with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hardened?

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

Is Hardened hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hardened?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Hardened, 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.