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How to Make Hows in Infinite Craft

Hows is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is How plus S. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HowSHows

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 542 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 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. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19RiverTreePaper
  20. 20PaperPlantBook
  21. 21EarthRiverDelta
  22. 22BookDeltaAlphabet
  23. 23EngineWindWindmill
  24. 24WaterWindmillEnergy
  25. 25EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  26. 26AlphabetElectric EelE
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28AshTreePencil
  29. 29BookPencilHomework
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31HomeworkTornadoF
  32. 32EFS
  33. 33HowSHows
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→ How17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Tree + Water→ River19River + Tree→ Paper20Paper + Plant→ Book21Earth + River→ Delta22Book + Delta→ Alphabet23Engine + Wind→ Windmill24Water + Windmill→ Energy25Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel26Alphabet + Electric Eel→ E27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Ash + Tree→ Pencil29Book + Pencil→ Homework30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Homework + Tornado→ F32E + F→ S33How + S→ Hows

Other ways to make Hows

2 combinations are known to produce Hows. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hows
FirstSecondResult
HowSHows
HOWSHows

What you can make with Hows

Hows at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hows in Infinite Craft?

Combine How with S. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hows?

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

Is Hows hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hows?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hows, 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.