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How to Make Hownows in Infinite Craft

Hownows is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hownow plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HownowPluralHownows

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7EnginePlanetSaturn
  8. 8EarthSaturnTitan
  9. 9EarthTitanAtlas
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  14. 14AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  15. 15LakeShrugging ManWhat
  16. 16BoatWhatHow
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18PlantSmokeIncense
  19. 19IncenseSwampMosquito
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  23. 23Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  24. 24FireSeedsPopcorn
  25. 25MountainPopcornMovie
  26. 26MosquitoMovieIt
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28FireMudBrick
  29. 29BrickWindHouse
  30. 30HouseMountainCave
  31. 31CaveEarthMine
  32. 32ItMineOwn
  33. 33HowOwnHownow
  34. 34WindWindTornado
  35. 35TornadoWaterTsunami
  36. 36EarthTsunamiIsland
  37. 37EarthIslandContinent
  38. 38WaterWindWave
  39. 39SteamWaveSurf
  40. 40ContinentSurfAustralia
  41. 41MountainWindAvalanche
  42. 42AvalancheWindSnow
  43. 43AustraliaSnowNo
  44. 44LakeWaterOcean
  45. 45NoOceanNot
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  49. 49NotSingularityPlural
  50. 50HownowPluralHownows
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Engine + Planet→ Saturn8Earth + Saturn→ Titan9Earth + Titan→ Atlas10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap13Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing14Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man15Lake + Shrugging Man→ What16Boat + What→ How17Fire + Wind→ Smoke18Plant + Smoke→ Incense19Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch23Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds24Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn25Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie26Mosquito + Movie→ It27Earth + Steam→ Mud28Fire + Mud→ Brick29Brick + Wind→ House30House + Mountain→ Cave31Cave + Earth→ Mine32It + Mine→ Own33How + Own→ Hownow34Wind + Wind→ Tornado35Tornado + Water→ Tsunami36Earth + Tsunami→ Island37Earth + Island→ Continent38Water + Wind→ Wave39Steam + Wave→ Surf40Continent + Surf→ Australia41Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche42Avalanche + Wind→ Snow43Australia + Snow→ No44Lake + Water→ Ocean45No + Ocean→ Not46Dust + Engine→ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole48Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity49Not + Singularity→ Plural50Hownow + Plural→ Hownows

Hownows at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

Similar effort to Hownows, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hownows in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hownow with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hownows?

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

Is Hownows hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hownows?

Only one known combination produces Hownows.

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