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How to Make Helping Hand in Infinite Craft

Helping Hand is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Assisting plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AssistingThesaurusHelping Hand

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 75

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthWaterPlant
  16. 16EnginePlantCar
  17. 17PlantSteamTea
  18. 18CarTeaChariot
  19. 19EarthSteamMud
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21MudSwampQuagmire
  22. 22ChariotQuagmireStuck
  23. 23AStuckAs
  24. 24CarFireCrash
  25. 25EngineSteamTrain
  26. 26TrainWaterSubmarine
  27. 27SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  28. 28Captain NemoFireNautilus
  29. 29NautilusWaterShell
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31ShellVacuumEar
  32. 32CrashEarHearing
  33. 33EarthPlantTree
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36TreeWishMoney
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39LakeWaterOcean
  40. 40AshOceanSalt
  41. 41MoneySaltSalary
  42. 42HearingSalaryListening
  43. 43AsListeningAssisting
  44. 44EarthFireLava
  45. 45LavaWaterStone
  46. 46PlantStoneFossil
  47. 47FireFossilDinosaur
  48. 48DustWindSandstorm
  49. 49DustTreeWood
  50. 50SandstormWoodSandal
  51. 51DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  52. 52AssistingThesaurusHelping Hand
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach4Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass5Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle6Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message7Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet10Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun11Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine15Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant16Engine + Plantโ†’ Car17Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea18Car + Teaโ†’ Chariot19Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud20Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp21Mud + Swampโ†’ Quagmire22Chariot + Quagmireโ†’ Stuck23A + Stuckโ†’ As24Car + Fireโ†’ Crash25Engine + Steamโ†’ Train26Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine27Steam + Submarineโ†’ Captain Nemo28Captain Nemo + Fireโ†’ Nautilus29Nautilus + Waterโ†’ Shell30Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum31Shell + Vacuumโ†’ Ear32Crash + Earโ†’ Hearing33Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree34Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion35Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish36Tree + Wishโ†’ Money37Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash38Water + Waterโ†’ Lake39Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean40Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt41Money + Saltโ†’ Salary42Hearing + Salaryโ†’ Listening43As + Listeningโ†’ Assisting44Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava45Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone46Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil47Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur48Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm49Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood50Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal51Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus52Assisting + Thesaurusโ†’ Helping Hand

Helping Hand at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Helping Hand in Infinite Craft?

Combine Assisting with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Helping Hand?

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

Is Helping Hand hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Helping Hand?

Only one known combination produces Helping Hand.

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