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How to Make HOW in Infinite Craft

HOW is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Help plus How. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HelpHowHOW

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 332 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustEarthPlanet
  4. 4FirePlanetSun
  5. 5SunWindSunflower
  6. 6SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  7. 7FireSmoke SignalSOS
  8. 8SOSSmoke SignalHelp
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12EngineLakeBoat
  13. 13EnginePlanetSaturn
  14. 14EarthSaturnTitan
  15. 15EarthTitanAtlas
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantWaterSwamp
  18. 18PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  19. 19SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  20. 20AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  21. 21LakeShrugging ManWhat
  22. 22BoatWhatHow
  23. 23HelpHowHOW
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Earth→ Planet4Fire + Planet→ Sun5Sun + Wind→ Sunflower6Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal7Fire + Smoke Signal→ SOS8SOS + Smoke Signal→ Help9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Water + Water→ Lake12Engine + Lake→ Boat13Engine + Planet→ Saturn14Earth + Saturn→ Titan15Earth + Titan→ Atlas16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Water→ Swamp18Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap19Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing20Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man21Lake + Shrugging Man→ What22Boat + What→ How23Help + How→ HOW

Other ways to make HOW

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

Alternative combinations that produce HOW
FirstSecondResult
HowNew YorkHOW
HelpHowHOW

What you can make with HOW

HOW at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
50
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make HOW in Infinite Craft?

Combine Help with How. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make HOW?

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

Is HOW hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make HOW?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce HOW, 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.