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How to Make Hardness in Infinite Craft

Hardness is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hardest plus New. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HardestNewHardness

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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
  31. 31EarthWindDust
  32. 32DandelionPlantWeed
  33. 33DustWeedClean
  34. 34EarthFireLava
  35. 35LavaWaterStone
  36. 36CleanStoneSlate
  37. 37CleanSlateFresh Start
  38. 38CleanFresh StartNew
  39. 39HardestNewHardness
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→ Hardest31Earth + Wind→ Dust32Dandelion + Plant→ Weed33Dust + Weed→ Clean34Earth + Fire→ Lava35Lava + Water→ Stone36Clean + Stone→ Slate37Clean + Slate→ Fresh Start38Clean + Fresh Start→ New39Hardest + New→ Hardness

What you can make with Hardness

Hardness at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hardness in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hardest with New. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hardness?

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

Is Hardness hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hardness?

Only one known combination produces Hardness.

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