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How to Make I before E except after C in Infinite Craft

I before E except after C is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Autocorrect plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AutocorrectFuture TenseI before E except after C

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 54

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8SteamWaveSurf
  9. 9SurfWindSurfing
  10. 10MessageSurfingTexting
  11. 11TextingWaterAutocorrect
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EarthEngineTractor
  16. 16EarthTractorFarm
  17. 17FarmFireBarbecue
  18. 18AshBarbecueBurger
  19. 19BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  20. 20DustEngineVacuum
  21. 21FireVacuumBlack Hole
  22. 22Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  23. 23Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  24. 24EarthWaterPlant
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26EngineWindWindmill
  27. 27TeaWindmillDutch
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30SunTime MachineFuture
  31. 31DutchFutureTense
  32. 32Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  33. 33AutocorrectFuture TenseI before E except after C
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Fire + Water→ Steam8Steam + Wave→ Surf9Surf + Wind→ Surfing10Message + Surfing→ Texting11Texting + Water→ Autocorrect12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Earth + Engine→ Tractor16Earth + Tractor→ Farm17Farm + Fire→ Barbecue18Ash + Barbecue→ Burger19Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger20Dust + Engine→ Vacuum21Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole22Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine23Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger24Earth + Water→ Plant25Plant + Steam→ Tea26Engine + Wind→ Windmill27Tea + Windmill→ Dutch28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Fire + Planet→ Sun30Sun + Time Machine→ Future31Dutch + Future→ Tense32Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense33Autocorrect + Future Tense→ I before E except after C

I before E except after C at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 96% 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 I before E except after C in Infinite Craft?

Combine Autocorrect with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make I before E except after C?

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

Is I before E except after C 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 I before E except after C?

Only one known combination produces I before E except after C.

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