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How to Make Hardest in Infinite Craft

Hardest is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hard plus This. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HardThisHardest

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 392 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 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. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13LakeWaterOcean
  14. 14OceanWaterFish
  15. 15FishWindFlying Fish
  16. 16FireFishSushi
  17. 17Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  18. 18LakePlantLily
  19. 19Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21LakeMountainFjord
  22. 22FireFireVolcano
  23. 23FjordVolcanoIceland
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26SteamWaveSurf
  27. 27SurfWindSurfing
  28. 28IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  29. 29Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  30. 30HardThisHardest
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→ Hard12Water + Water→ Lake13Lake + Water→ Ocean14Ocean + Water→ Fish15Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish16Fire + Fish→ Sushi17Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi18Lake + Plant→ Lily19Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Lake + Mountain→ Fjord22Fire + Fire→ Volcano23Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland24Fire + Water→ Steam25Water + Wind→ Wave26Steam + Wave→ Surf27Surf + Wind→ Surfing28Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing29Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This30Hard + This→ Hardest

Other ways to make Hardest

2 combinations are known to produce Hardest. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hardest
FirstSecondResult
HardThisHardest
HardisPast TenseHardest

What you can make with Hardest

Hardest at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hardest in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hard with This. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hardest?

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

Is Hardest hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hardest?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hardest, 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.