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How to Make How This Works in Infinite Craft

How This Works is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is How This plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

How ThisThesaurusHow This Works

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 952 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 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. 52PlantStoneFossil
  53. 53FireFossilDinosaur
  54. 54DustWindSandstorm
  55. 55EarthPlantTree
  56. 56DustTreeWood
  57. 57SandstormWoodSandal
  58. 58DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  59. 59How ThisThesaurusHow This Works
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Lava + Stone→ Obsidian6Obsidian + Stone→ Blade7Blade + Obsidian→ Knife8Ash + Knife→ Cut9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Water→ Wine12Wind + Wine→ Balloon13Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny14Plant + Water→ Swamp15Fire + Swamp→ Dragon16Ash + Fire→ Phoenix17Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang18Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite19Stone + Water→ Rock20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Water→ Steam22Planet + Steam→ Steampunk23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Earth + Engine→ Tractor25Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor26Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll27Engine + Steam→ Train28Train + Train→ Train Station29Train + Wind→ Zephyr30Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train31Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who32Opposite + The Who→ The What33Cut + The What→ The How34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish38Fire + Fish→ Sushi39Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi40Lake + Plant→ Lily41Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus42Earth + Earth→ Mountain43Lake + Mountain→ Fjord44Fire + Fire→ Volcano45Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland46Water + Wind→ Wave47Steam + Wave→ Surf48Surf + Wind→ Surfing49Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing50Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This51The How + This→ How This52Plant + Stone→ Fossil53Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur54Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm55Earth + Plant→ Tree56Dust + Tree→ Wood57Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal58Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus59How This + Thesaurus→ How This Works

Other ways to make How This Works

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

Alternative combinations that produce How This Works
FirstSecondResult
How ThisThesaurusHow This Works
Future TenseHow ThisHow This Works

How This Works at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
95
longer than 99% 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 Works in Infinite Craft?

Combine How This with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make How This Works?

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

Is How This Works hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make How This Works?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce How This Works, and the shortest route is shown above.

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