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How to Make Hyphen-append in Infinite Craft

Hyphen-append is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 79 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hyphen-Prepend plus Inverse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hyphen-PrependInverseHyphen-append

Marathon79 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 127

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 79 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  5. 5TreeVenus FlytrapCarnivore
  6. 6CarnivoreWindVulture
  7. 7CarnivoreVultureHyena
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11DustFogSmog
  12. 12FireSmogPollution
  13. 13PollutionWaterAcid
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15AcidRiverPH
  16. 16HyenaPHHyphen
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionWindSeed
  19. 19SeedTreeApple
  20. 20WaterWindWave
  21. 21EarthWaveSand
  22. 22FireSandGlass
  23. 23FireGlassLens
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25MountainSandPyramid
  26. 26LensPyramidEye
  27. 27AppleEyeI
  28. 28HyphenIHyphen-I
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30LavaWaterStone
  31. 31LavaStoneObsidian
  32. 32ObsidianStoneBlade
  33. 33BladeObsidianKnife
  34. 34KnifeMountainScalpel
  35. 35TreeWindLeaf
  36. 36FireWaterSteam
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39VacuumWaterSponge
  40. 40LeafSpongeAbsorb
  41. 41SwampWaterMarsh
  42. 42DustWindSandstorm
  43. 43MarshSandstormQuicksand
  44. 44QuicksandSteamSlow
  45. 45FireSlowStop
  46. 46AbsorbStopStomach
  47. 47ScalpelStomachAppendix
  48. 48WindWindTornado
  49. 49TornadoWaterTsunami
  50. 50EarthTsunamiIsland
  51. 51EarthIslandContinent
  52. 52SteamWaveSurf
  53. 53ContinentSurfAustralia
  54. 54MountainWindAvalanche
  55. 55AvalancheWindSnow
  56. 56AustraliaSnowNo
  57. 57WaterWaterLake
  58. 58LakeWaterOcean
  59. 59NoOceanNot
  60. 60SandWaterBeach
  61. 61EarthGlassBottle
  62. 62BeachBottleMessage
  63. 63EarthMessageLetter
  64. 64DustLetterPost
  65. 65NotPostPre
  66. 66AppendixPrePrepend
  67. 67Hyphen-IPrependHyphen-Prepend
  68. 68SandstormWindDust Storm
  69. 69DustEarthPlanet
  70. 70PlanetSandstormMars
  71. 71Dust StormMarsMars Rover
  72. 72DustMars RoverCuriosity
  73. 73EnginePlantCar
  74. 74GlassSteamMirror
  75. 75FireFireVolcano
  76. 76MirrorVolcanoEcho
  77. 77CarEchoReverse
  78. 78CuriosityReverseInverse
  79. 79Hyphen-PrependInverseHyphen-append
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Plant + Water→ Swamp4Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap5Tree + Venus Flytrap→ Carnivore6Carnivore + Wind→ Vulture7Carnivore + Vulture→ Hyena8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Dust + Fog→ Smog12Fire + Smog→ Pollution13Pollution + Water→ Acid14Tree + Water→ River15Acid + River→ PH16Hyena + PH→ Hyphen17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Wind→ Seed19Seed + Tree→ Apple20Water + Wind→ Wave21Earth + Wave→ Sand22Fire + Sand→ Glass23Fire + Glass→ Lens24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid26Lens + Pyramid→ Eye27Apple + Eye→ I28Hyphen + I→ Hyphen-I29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Lava + Water→ Stone31Lava + Stone→ Obsidian32Obsidian + Stone→ Blade33Blade + Obsidian→ Knife34Knife + Mountain→ Scalpel35Tree + Wind→ Leaf36Fire + Water→ Steam37Fire + Steam→ Engine38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Vacuum + Water→ Sponge40Leaf + Sponge→ Absorb41Swamp + Water→ Marsh42Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm43Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand44Quicksand + Steam→ Slow45Fire + Slow→ Stop46Absorb + Stop→ Stomach47Scalpel + Stomach→ Appendix48Wind + Wind→ Tornado49Tornado + Water→ Tsunami50Earth + Tsunami→ Island51Earth + Island→ Continent52Steam + Wave→ Surf53Continent + Surf→ Australia54Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche55Avalanche + Wind→ Snow56Australia + Snow→ No57Water + Water→ Lake58Lake + Water→ Ocean59No + Ocean→ Not60Sand + Water→ Beach61Earth + Glass→ Bottle62Beach + Bottle→ Message63Earth + Message→ Letter64Dust + Letter→ Post65Not + Post→ Pre66Appendix + Pre→ Prepend67Hyphen-I + Prepend→ Hyphen-Prepend68Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm69Dust + Earth→ Planet70Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars71Dust Storm + Mars→ Mars Rover72Dust + Mars Rover→ Curiosity73Engine + Plant→ Car74Glass + Steam→ Mirror75Fire + Fire→ Volcano76Mirror + Volcano→ Echo77Car + Echo→ Reverse78Curiosity + Reverse→ Inverse79Hyphen-Prepend + Inverse→ Hyphen-append

Hyphen-append at a glance

Steps to craft
79
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hyphen-append in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hyphen-Prepend with Inverse. The full path from the base elements takes 79 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hyphen-append?

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

Is Hyphen-append hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 79 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hyphen-append?

Only one known combination produces Hyphen-append.

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