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How to Make If in Infinite Craft

If is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Case plus When. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CaseWhenIf

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 377 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5GlassWindWindow
  6. 6TornadoWindowBroken Window
  7. 7FireGlassLens
  8. 8FireLensMagnifying Glass
  9. 9Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  10. 10Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  11. 11ClueEvidenceCase
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustWindSandstorm
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17LavaWaterStone
  18. 18SandstormStoneSphinx
  19. 19FogSphinxRiddle
  20. 20RiddleWindAnswer
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22AnswerSteamQuestion
  23. 23GlassSandHourglass
  24. 24FireHourglassTime
  25. 25QuestionTimeWhen
  26. 26CaseWhenIf
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Glass + Wind→ Window6Tornado + Window→ Broken Window7Fire + Glass→ Lens8Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass9Broken Window + Magnifying Glass→ Evidence10Broken Window + Evidence→ Clue11Clue + Evidence→ Case12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm16Earth + Fire→ Lava17Lava + Water→ Stone18Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx19Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle20Riddle + Wind→ Answer21Fire + Water→ Steam22Answer + Steam→ Question23Glass + Sand→ Hourglass24Fire + Hourglass→ Time25Question + Time→ When26Case + When→ If

Other ways to make If

7 combinations are known to produce If. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce If
FirstSecondResult
BetrayalWhenIf
EfIIf
MaybeWhenIf
ProgrammingWhenIf
CaseWhenIf
IOfIf
LetWhenIf

What you can make with If

If at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
193
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make If in Infinite Craft?

Combine Case with When. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make If?

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

Is If hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make If?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce If, 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.