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How to Make How Were You in Infinite Craft

How Were You is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 71 combinations to get there, and the final one is How Are You plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

How Are YouPast TenseHow Were You

Marathon71 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1212 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 71 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassWindWindow
  7. 7HurricaneWindowBroken
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9EarthSteamMud
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaveSeaweed
  12. 12MudSeaweedMudweed
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15LakeMountainFjord
  16. 16FjordMountainNorway
  17. 17FireNorwayViking
  18. 18MudweedVikingThorfinn
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20PlantSmokeIncense
  21. 21IncenseMountainBuddha
  22. 22MountainMountainMountain Range
  23. 23BuddhaMountain RangeTibet
  24. 24ThorfinnTibetThurston
  25. 25BrokenThurstonHowell
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EarthEngineTractor
  30. 30EarthTractorFarm
  31. 31FarmFireBarbecue
  32. 32AshBarbecueBurger
  33. 33BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35FireVacuumBlack Hole
  36. 36Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  37. 37Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  38. 38PlantSteamTea
  39. 39EngineWindWindmill
  40. 40TeaWindmillDutch
  41. 41DustEarthPlanet
  42. 42FirePlanetSun
  43. 43SunTime MachineFuture
  44. 44DutchFutureTense
  45. 45Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  46. 46Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  47. 47Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  48. 48HowellPresent TenseHow Are You
  49. 49GlassSandHourglass
  50. 50FireHourglassTime
  51. 51AshTimeHistory
  52. 52GlassSteamMirror
  53. 53HistoryMirrorPast
  54. 54SmokeWaterFog
  55. 55FogPlantMushroom
  56. 56EarthMushroomToadstool
  57. 57PlantWindDandelion
  58. 58DandelionPlantWeed
  59. 59ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  60. 60DustWindSandstorm
  61. 61SandstormWaterOasis
  62. 62OasisPlantDate
  63. 63DateWaterDating
  64. 64DatingEarthMarriage
  65. 65EarthMarriageDivorce
  66. 66DandelionDustWish
  67. 67WaterWishGenie
  68. 68DivorceGenieSingle
  69. 69Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  70. 70PastTriplePast Tense
  71. 71How Are YouPast TenseHow Were You
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Windโ†’ Window7Hurricane + Windowโ†’ Broken8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed12Mud + Seaweedโ†’ Mudweed13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain15Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord16Fjord + Mountainโ†’ Norway17Fire + Norwayโ†’ Viking18Mudweed + Vikingโ†’ Thorfinn19Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke20Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense21Incense + Mountainโ†’ Buddha22Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range23Buddha + Mountain Rangeโ†’ Tibet24Thorfinn + Tibetโ†’ Thurston25Broken + Thurstonโ†’ Howell26Earth + Windโ†’ Dust27Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash28Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine29Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor30Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm31Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue32Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger33Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger34Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum35Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole36Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine37Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger38Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea39Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill40Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch41Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet42Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun43Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future44Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense45Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense46Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity47Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense48Howell + Present Tenseโ†’ How Are You49Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass50Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time51Ash + Timeโ†’ History52Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror53History + Mirrorโ†’ Past54Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog55Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom56Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool57Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion58Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed59Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom60Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm61Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis62Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date63Date + Waterโ†’ Dating64Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage65Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce66Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish67Water + Wishโ†’ Genie68Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single69Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple70Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense71How Are You + Past Tenseโ†’ How Were You

Other ways to make How Were You

2 combinations are known to produce How Were You. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce How Were You
FirstSecondResult
How Are YouPast TenseHow Were You
How Are YouPast tenseHow Were You

How Were You at a glance

Steps to craft
71
Marathon
Crafting depth
121
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 71 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make How Were You in Infinite Craft?

Combine How Are You with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 71 steps.

How many steps does it take to make How Were You?

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

Is How Were You hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 71 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make How Were You?

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

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