Home / Recipes / How This Happened ๐คทโโ๏ธ How to Make How This Happened in Infinite CraftHow This Happened is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 76 combinations to get there, and the final one is How This plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ค How This+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐คทโโ๏ธ How This Happened
Marathon 76 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 123 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 76 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce How This Happened, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 123 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 76 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust2 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash3 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava4 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone5 ๐ Lava+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ช Obsidian6 ๐ช Obsidian+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ก๏ธ Blade7 ๐ก๏ธ Blade+ ๐ช Obsidian= ๐ช Knife8 ๐ Ash+ ๐ช Knife= ๐ช Cut9 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant10 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion11 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Water= ๐ท Wine12 ๐จ Wind+ ๐ท Wine= ๐ Balloon13 ๐ Balloon+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ฐ Dust Bunny14 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Swamp15 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ Swamp= ๐ Dragon16 ๐ Ash+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ฅ Phoenix17 ๐ Dragon+ ๐ฅ Phoenix= โฏ๏ธ Yin Yang18 ๐ฐ Dust Bunny+ โฏ๏ธ Yin Yang= ๐ Opposite19 ๐ชจ Stone+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Rock20 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet21 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam22 ๐ช Planet+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ฏ๏ธ Steampunk23 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine24 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Engine= ๐ Tractor25 ๐ฏ๏ธ Steampunk+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Steam Tractor26 ๐ชจ Rock+ ๐ Steam Tractor= ๐ธ Rock n Roll27 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Train28 ๐ Train+ ๐ Train= ๐ Train Station29 ๐ Train+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Zephyr30 ๐ Train Station+ ๐จ Zephyr= ๐ Zephyr Train31 ๐ธ Rock n Roll+ ๐ Zephyr Train= ๐ธ The Who32 ๐ Opposite+ ๐ธ The Who= ๐ค The What33 ๐ช Cut+ ๐ค The What= ๐ค The How34 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake35 ๐ Lake+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Ocean36 ๐ Ocean+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Fish37 ๐ Fish+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Flying Fish38 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ Fish= ๐ฃ Sushi39 ๐ Flying Fish+ ๐ฃ Sushi= ๐ฃ Flying Sushi40 ๐ Lake+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ธ Lily41 ๐ฃ Flying Sushi+ ๐ธ Lily= ๐ Flying Lotus42 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain43 ๐ Lake+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐๏ธ Fjord44 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Volcano45 ๐๏ธ Fjord+ ๐ Volcano= ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland46 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave47 ๐จ Steam+ ๐ Wave= ๐ Surf48 ๐ Surf+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Surfing49 ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland+ ๐ Surfing= ๐โโ๏ธ Icelandic Surfing50 ๐ Flying Lotus+ ๐โโ๏ธ Icelandic Surfing= ๐ This51 ๐ค The How+ ๐ This= ๐ค How This52 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand53 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฅ Glass54 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐๏ธ Sand= โ Hourglass55 ๐ฅ Fire+ โ Hourglass= โฐ Time56 ๐ Ash+ โฐ Time= ๐ History57 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ช Mirror58 ๐ History+ ๐ช Mirror= ๐ Past59 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke60 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog61 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Mushroom62 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Mushroom= ๐ Toadstool63 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฟ Weed64 ๐ Toadstool+ ๐ฟ Weed= ๐ Magic Mushroom65 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm66 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Oasis67 ๐๏ธ Oasis+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Date68 ๐ Date+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Dating69 ๐ Dating+ ๐ Earth= ๐ Marriage70 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Marriage= ๐ Divorce71 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ Wish72 ๐ง Water+ ๐ Wish= ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie73 ๐ Divorce+ ๐งโโ๏ธ Genie= ๐ Single74 ๐ Magic Mushroom+ ๐ Single= ๐ธ Triple75 ๐ Past+ ๐ธ Triple= ๐ค Past Tense76 ๐ค How This+ ๐ค Past Tense= ๐คทโโ๏ธ How This HappenedCrafting tree 1 Earth + Wind โ Dust 2 Dust + Fire โ Ash 3 Earth + Fire โ Lava 4 Lava + Water โ Stone 5 Lava + Stone โ Obsidian 6 Obsidian + Stone โ Blade 7 Blade + Obsidian โ Knife 8 Ash + Knife โ Cut 9 Earth + Water โ Plant 10 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 11 Dandelion + Water โ Wine 12 Wind + Wine โ Balloon 13 Balloon + Dust โ Dust Bunny 14 Plant + Water โ Swamp 15 Fire + Swamp โ Dragon 16 Ash + Fire โ Phoenix 17 Dragon + Phoenix โ Yin Yang 18 Dust Bunny + Yin Yang โ Opposite 19 Stone + Water โ Rock 20 Dust + Earth โ Planet 21 Fire + Water โ Steam 22 Planet + Steam โ Steampunk 23 Fire + Steam โ Engine 24 Earth + Engine โ Tractor 25 Steampunk + Tractor โ Steam Tractor 26 Rock + Steam Tractor โ Rock n Roll 27 Engine + Steam โ Train 28 Train + Train โ Train Station 29 Train + Wind โ Zephyr 30 Train Station + Zephyr โ Zephyr Train 31 Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train โ The Who 32 Opposite + The Who โ The What 33 Cut + The What โ The How 34 Water + Water โ Lake 35 Lake + Water โ Ocean 36 Ocean + Water โ Fish 37 Fish + Wind โ Flying Fish 38 Fire + Fish โ Sushi 39 Flying Fish + Sushi โ Flying Sushi 40 Lake + Plant โ Lily 41 Flying Sushi + Lily โ Flying Lotus 42 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 43 Lake + Mountain โ Fjord 44 Fire + Fire โ Volcano 45 Fjord + Volcano โ Iceland 46 Water + Wind โ Wave 47 Steam + Wave โ Surf 48 Surf + Wind โ Surfing 49 Iceland + Surfing โ Icelandic Surfing 50 Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing โ This 51 The How + This โ How This 52 Earth + Wave โ Sand 53 Fire + Sand โ Glass 54 Glass + Sand โ Hourglass 55 Fire + Hourglass โ Time 56 Ash + Time โ History 57 Glass + Steam โ Mirror 58 History + Mirror โ Past 59 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 60 Smoke + Water โ Fog 61 Fog + Plant โ Mushroom 62 Earth + Mushroom โ Toadstool 63 Dandelion + Plant โ Weed 64 Toadstool + Weed โ Magic Mushroom 65 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 66 Sandstorm + Water โ Oasis 67 Oasis + Plant โ Date 68 Date + Water โ Dating 69 Dating + Earth โ Marriage 70 Earth + Marriage โ Divorce 71 Dandelion + Dust โ Wish 72 Water + Wish โ Genie 73 Divorce + Genie โ Single 74 Magic Mushroom + Single โ Triple 75 Past + Triple โ Past Tense 76 How This + Past Tense โ How This Happened
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Other ways to make How This Happened 2 combinations are known to produce How This Happened. Here are 2 of them.
How This Happened at a glance
Steps to craft 76 Marathon
Crafting depth 123 longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 76 steps Similar effort to How This Happened, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make How This Happened in Infinite Craft? Combine How This with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 76 steps.
How many steps does it take to make How This Happened? 76 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is How This Happened hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 76 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make How This Happened? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce How This Happened, and the shortest route is shown above.
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