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How to Make How now, brown cow? in Infinite Craft

How now, brown cow? is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 83 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hownowinstron plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HownowinstronPresent TenseHow now, brown cow?

Marathon83 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 170

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 83 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7EnginePlanetSaturn
  8. 8EarthSaturnTitan
  9. 9EarthTitanAtlas
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  14. 14AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  15. 15LakeShrugging ManWhat
  16. 16BoatWhatHow
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18PlantSmokeIncense
  19. 19IncenseSwampMosquito
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  23. 23Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  24. 24FireSeedsPopcorn
  25. 25MountainPopcornMovie
  26. 26MosquitoMovieIt
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28FireMudBrick
  29. 29BrickWindHouse
  30. 30HouseMountainCave
  31. 31CaveEarthMine
  32. 32ItMineOwn
  33. 33HowOwnHownow
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36FireSandGlass
  37. 37FireGlassLens
  38. 38LensPlantCamera
  39. 39CameraEarthPhotographer
  40. 40DandelionWaterWine
  41. 41DustWineVinegar
  42. 42PhotographerVinegarDeveloper
  43. 43PlantVinegarPickle
  44. 44DeveloperPickleIndie
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46PlanetSunSolar System
  47. 47PlantSteamTea
  48. 48EarthPlantTree
  49. 49DustTreeWood
  50. 50TeaWoodTable
  51. 51Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  52. 52IndiePeriodic TableIndium
  53. 53MudSwampQuagmire
  54. 54PlanetPlanetStar
  55. 55StarSwampQuasar
  56. 56QuagmireQuasarQuark
  57. 57LakeQuarkNeutrino
  58. 58DustFireAsh
  59. 59AshTreePencil
  60. 60DustPencilEraser
  61. 61EraserPeriodic TableRb
  62. 62FireRbRubidium
  63. 63NeutrinoRubidiumStrontium
  64. 64IndiumStrontiumInstron
  65. 65HownowInstronHownowinstron
  66. 66EarthEngineTractor
  67. 67EarthTractorFarm
  68. 68FarmFireBarbecue
  69. 69AshBarbecueBurger
  70. 70BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  71. 71DustEngineVacuum
  72. 72FireVacuumBlack Hole
  73. 73Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  74. 74Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  75. 75EngineWindWindmill
  76. 76TeaWindmillDutch
  77. 77SunTime MachineFuture
  78. 78DutchFutureTense
  79. 79Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  80. 80WindWindTornado
  81. 81Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  82. 82Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  83. 83HownowinstronPresent TenseHow now, brown cow?
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Engine + Planet→ Saturn8Earth + Saturn→ Titan9Earth + Titan→ Atlas10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap13Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing14Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man15Lake + Shrugging Man→ What16Boat + What→ How17Fire + Wind→ Smoke18Plant + Smoke→ Incense19Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch23Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds24Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn25Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie26Mosquito + Movie→ It27Earth + Steam→ Mud28Fire + Mud→ Brick29Brick + Wind→ House30House + Mountain→ Cave31Cave + Earth→ Mine32It + Mine→ Own33How + Own→ Hownow34Water + Wind→ Wave35Earth + Wave→ Sand36Fire + Sand→ Glass37Fire + Glass→ Lens38Lens + Plant→ Camera39Camera + Earth→ Photographer40Dandelion + Water→ Wine41Dust + Wine→ Vinegar42Photographer + Vinegar→ Developer43Plant + Vinegar→ Pickle44Developer + Pickle→ Indie45Fire + Planet→ Sun46Planet + Sun→ Solar System47Plant + Steam→ Tea48Earth + Plant→ Tree49Dust + Tree→ Wood50Tea + Wood→ Table51Solar System + Table→ Periodic Table52Indie + Periodic Table→ Indium53Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire54Planet + Planet→ Star55Star + Swamp→ Quasar56Quagmire + Quasar→ Quark57Lake + Quark→ Neutrino58Dust + Fire→ Ash59Ash + Tree→ Pencil60Dust + Pencil→ Eraser61Eraser + Periodic Table→ Rb62Fire + Rb→ Rubidium63Neutrino + Rubidium→ Strontium64Indium + Strontium→ Instron65Hownow + Instron→ Hownowinstron66Earth + Engine→ Tractor67Earth + Tractor→ Farm68Farm + Fire→ Barbecue69Ash + Barbecue→ Burger70Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger71Dust + Engine→ Vacuum72Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole73Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine74Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger75Engine + Wind→ Windmill76Tea + Windmill→ Dutch77Sun + Time Machine→ Future78Dutch + Future→ Tense79Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense80Wind + Wind→ Tornado81Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity82Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense83Hownowinstron + Present Tense→ How now, brown cow?

How now, brown cow? at a glance

Steps to craft
83
Marathon
Crafting depth
170
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make How now, brown cow? in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hownowinstron with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 83 steps.

How many steps does it take to make How now, brown cow??

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

Is How now, brown cow? hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 83 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make How now, brown cow??

Only one known combination produces How now, brown cow?.

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