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How to Make Hobson’s Choice in Infinite Craft

Hobson’s Choice is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hobnob plus Singular. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HobnobSingularHobson’s Choice

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EarthEarthMountain
  5. 5LakeMountainFjord
  6. 6DustFjordTroll
  7. 7SteamTrollGoblin
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9SmokeWaterFog
  10. 10EarthFogMist
  11. 11GoblinMistHobgoblin
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantSteamTea
  14. 14EarthTeaTeapot
  15. 15HobgoblinTeapotHobnob
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17FireMudBrick
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WaterWineHoly Water
  21. 21BrickHoly WaterChurch
  22. 22FireWineAlcohol
  23. 23AlcoholWindHangover
  24. 24AlcoholHoly WaterHoly Spirit
  25. 25HangoverHoly SpiritPentecost
  26. 26PentecostWindTongues
  27. 27ChurchTonguesLatin
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  33. 33LatinSingularitySingular
  34. 34HobnobSingularHobson’s Choice
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Water + Water→ Lake4Earth + Earth→ Mountain5Lake + Mountain→ Fjord6Dust + Fjord→ Troll7Steam + Troll→ Goblin8Fire + Wind→ Smoke9Smoke + Water→ Fog10Earth + Fog→ Mist11Goblin + Mist→ Hobgoblin12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Steam→ Tea14Earth + Tea→ Teapot15Hobgoblin + Teapot→ Hobnob16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Fire + Mud→ Brick18Plant + Wind→ Dandelion19Dandelion + Water→ Wine20Water + Wine→ Holy Water21Brick + Holy Water→ Church22Fire + Wine→ Alcohol23Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover24Alcohol + Holy Water→ Holy Spirit25Hangover + Holy Spirit→ Pentecost26Pentecost + Wind→ Tongues27Church + Tongues→ Latin28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity33Latin + Singularity→ Singular34Hobnob + Singular→ Hobson’s Choice

Hobson’s Choice at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

Similar effort to Hobson’s Choice, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hobson’s Choice in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hobnob with Singular. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hobson’s Choice?

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

Is Hobson’s Choice hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hobson’s Choice?

Only one known combination produces Hobson’s Choice.

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