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How to Make How’d It Happen in Infinite Craft

How’d It Happen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Howdy plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HowdyPast TenseHow’d It Happen

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 802 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4MountainSandPyramid
  5. 5PyramidWaterTomb
  6. 6TombWaterMoses
  7. 7MosesWaterParting
  8. 8PartingWaveGoodbye
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoTornadoHurricane
  11. 11GoodbyeHurricaneHello
  12. 12TornadoWaterTsunami
  13. 13TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27AshNotIs
  28. 28DestructionIsWas
  29. 29HelloWasHowdy
  30. 30FireSandGlass
  31. 31GlassSandHourglass
  32. 32FireHourglassTime
  33. 33AshTimeHistory
  34. 34GlassSteamMirror
  35. 35HistoryMirrorPast
  36. 36FireWindSmoke
  37. 37SmokeWaterFog
  38. 38EarthWaterPlant
  39. 39FogPlantMushroom
  40. 40EarthMushroomToadstool
  41. 41PlantWindDandelion
  42. 42DandelionPlantWeed
  43. 43ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  44. 44DustWindSandstorm
  45. 45SandstormWaterOasis
  46. 46OasisPlantDate
  47. 47DateWaterDating
  48. 48DatingEarthMarriage
  49. 49EarthMarriageDivorce
  50. 50DandelionDustWish
  51. 51WaterWishGenie
  52. 52DivorceGenieSingle
  53. 53Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  54. 54PastTriplePast Tense
  55. 55HowdyPast TenseHow’d It Happen
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid5Pyramid + Water→ Tomb6Tomb + Water→ Moses7Moses + Water→ Parting8Parting + Wave→ Goodbye9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane11Goodbye + Hurricane→ Hello12Tornado + Water→ Tsunami13Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Earth + Tsunami→ Island17Earth + Island→ Continent18Fire + Water→ Steam19Steam + Wave→ Surf20Continent + Surf→ Australia21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Wind→ Snow23Australia + Snow→ No24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26No + Ocean→ Not27Ash + Not→ Is28Destruction + Is→ Was29Hello + Was→ Howdy30Fire + Sand→ Glass31Glass + Sand→ Hourglass32Fire + Hourglass→ Time33Ash + Time→ History34Glass + Steam→ Mirror35History + Mirror→ Past36Fire + Wind→ Smoke37Smoke + Water→ Fog38Earth + Water→ Plant39Fog + Plant→ Mushroom40Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool41Plant + Wind→ Dandelion42Dandelion + Plant→ Weed43Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom44Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm45Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis46Oasis + Plant→ Date47Date + Water→ Dating48Dating + Earth→ Marriage49Earth + Marriage→ Divorce50Dandelion + Dust→ Wish51Water + Wish→ Genie52Divorce + Genie→ Single53Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple54Past + Triple→ Past Tense55Howdy + Past Tense→ How’d It Happen

Other ways to make How’d It Happen

2 combinations are known to produce How’d It Happen. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce How’d It Happen
FirstSecondResult
HowdyPast TenseHow’d It Happen
HowdyPast tenseHow’d It Happen

How’d It Happen at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make How’d It Happen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Howdy with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make How’d It Happen?

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

Is How’d It Happen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make How’d It Happen?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce How’d It Happen, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.