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How to Make How This Happened in Infinite Craft

How 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

How ThisPast TenseHow This Happened

Marathon76 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1232 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 76 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5LavaStoneObsidian
  6. 6ObsidianStoneBlade
  7. 7BladeObsidianKnife
  8. 8AshKnifeCut
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12WindWineBalloon
  13. 13BalloonDustDust Bunny
  14. 14PlantWaterSwamp
  15. 15FireSwampDragon
  16. 16AshFirePhoenix
  17. 17DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  18. 18Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  19. 19StoneWaterRock
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22PlanetSteamSteampunk
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EarthEngineTractor
  25. 25SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  26. 26RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  27. 27EngineSteamTrain
  28. 28TrainTrainTrain Station
  29. 29TrainWindZephyr
  30. 30Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  31. 31Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  32. 32OppositeThe WhoThe What
  33. 33CutThe WhatThe How
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37FishWindFlying Fish
  38. 38FireFishSushi
  39. 39Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  40. 40LakePlantLily
  41. 41Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  42. 42EarthEarthMountain
  43. 43LakeMountainFjord
  44. 44FireFireVolcano
  45. 45FjordVolcanoIceland
  46. 46WaterWindWave
  47. 47SteamWaveSurf
  48. 48SurfWindSurfing
  49. 49IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  50. 50Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  51. 51The HowThisHow This
  52. 52EarthWaveSand
  53. 53FireSandGlass
  54. 54GlassSandHourglass
  55. 55FireHourglassTime
  56. 56AshTimeHistory
  57. 57GlassSteamMirror
  58. 58HistoryMirrorPast
  59. 59FireWindSmoke
  60. 60SmokeWaterFog
  61. 61FogPlantMushroom
  62. 62EarthMushroomToadstool
  63. 63DandelionPlantWeed
  64. 64ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  65. 65DustWindSandstorm
  66. 66SandstormWaterOasis
  67. 67OasisPlantDate
  68. 68DateWaterDating
  69. 69DatingEarthMarriage
  70. 70EarthMarriageDivorce
  71. 71DandelionDustWish
  72. 72WaterWishGenie
  73. 73DivorceGenieSingle
  74. 74Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  75. 75PastTriplePast Tense
  76. 76How ThisPast TenseHow This Happened
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava4Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone5Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian6Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade7Blade + Obsidianโ†’ Knife8Ash + Knifeโ†’ Cut9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion11Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine12Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon13Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny14Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp15Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon16Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix17Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang18Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite19Stone + Waterโ†’ Rock20Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor25Steampunk + Tractorโ†’ Steam Tractor26Rock + Steam Tractorโ†’ Rock n Roll27Engine + Steamโ†’ Train28Train + Trainโ†’ Train Station29Train + Windโ†’ Zephyr30Train Station + Zephyrโ†’ Zephyr Train31Rock n Roll + Zephyr Trainโ†’ The Who32Opposite + The Whoโ†’ The What33Cut + The Whatโ†’ The How34Water + Waterโ†’ Lake35Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean36Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish37Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish38Fire + Fishโ†’ Sushi39Flying Fish + Sushiโ†’ Flying Sushi40Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily41Flying Sushi + Lilyโ†’ Flying Lotus42Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain43Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord44Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano45Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland46Water + Windโ†’ Wave47Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf48Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing49Iceland + Surfingโ†’ Icelandic Surfing50Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfingโ†’ This51The How + Thisโ†’ How This52Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand53Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass54Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass55Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time56Ash + Timeโ†’ History57Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror58History + Mirrorโ†’ Past59Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke60Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog61Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom62Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool63Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed64Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom65Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm66Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis67Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date68Date + Waterโ†’ Dating69Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage70Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce71Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish72Water + Wishโ†’ Genie73Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single74Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple75Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense76How This + Past Tenseโ†’ How This Happened

Other ways to make How This Happened

2 combinations are known to produce How This Happened. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce How This Happened
FirstSecondResult
How ThisPast TenseHow This Happened
How ThisPast tenseHow This Happened

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

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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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