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How to Make If Than Why in Infinite Craft

If Than Why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 86 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ifjan plus Than Why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IfjanThan WhyIf Than Why

Marathon86 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 154

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 86 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
  27. 27EarthWaterPlant
  28. 28EarthPlantTree
  29. 29EarthTreeForest
  30. 30ForestForestJungle
  31. 31FireFireVolcano
  32. 32JungleVolcanoTarzan
  33. 33SmokeTarzanJane
  34. 34JaneJaneJanes
  35. 35JanesTarzanJanez
  36. 36FireJanezJan
  37. 37IfJanIfjan
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39LakeWaterOcean
  40. 40OceanWaterFish
  41. 41FishWindFlying Fish
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44FireSunSolar
  45. 45PlanetSolarSystem
  46. 46FireSystemComputer
  47. 47PlantSteamTea
  48. 48ComputerTeaTech Support
  49. 49LakeTech SupportHelp Desk
  50. 50Flying FishHelp DeskIT
  51. 51TornadoWaterTsunami
  52. 52EarthTsunamiIsland
  53. 53EarthIslandContinent
  54. 54SteamWaveSurf
  55. 55ContinentSurfAustralia
  56. 56EarthEarthMountain
  57. 57MountainWindAvalanche
  58. 58AvalancheWindSnow
  59. 59AustraliaSnowNo
  60. 60NoOceanNot
  61. 61DustTreeWood
  62. 62FireWoodCampfire
  63. 63CampfireLakeS’more
  64. 64S’moreWindSmore
  65. 65NotSmoreMore
  66. 66FireFishSushi
  67. 67Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  68. 68LakePlantLily
  69. 69Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  70. 70LakeMountainFjord
  71. 71FjordVolcanoIceland
  72. 72SurfWindSurfing
  73. 73IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  74. 74Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  75. 75EarthThisThat
  76. 76MoreThatMore Than That
  77. 77ITMore Than ThatThan That
  78. 78EarthFlying FishBird
  79. 79BirdEarthChicken
  80. 80FireSteamEngine
  81. 81EarthEngineTractor
  82. 82MountainTractorBulldozer
  83. 83BulldozerMountainRoad
  84. 84ChickenRoadWhy
  85. 85Than ThatWhyThan Why
  86. 86IfjanThan WhyIf Than Why
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→ If27Earth + Water→ Plant28Earth + Plant→ Tree29Earth + Tree→ Forest30Forest + Forest→ Jungle31Fire + Fire→ Volcano32Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan33Smoke + Tarzan→ Jane34Jane + Jane→ Janes35Janes + Tarzan→ Janez36Fire + Janez→ Jan37If + Jan→ Ifjan38Water + Water→ Lake39Lake + Water→ Ocean40Ocean + Water→ Fish41Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish42Dust + Earth→ Planet43Fire + Planet→ Sun44Fire + Sun→ Solar45Planet + Solar→ System46Fire + System→ Computer47Plant + Steam→ Tea48Computer + Tea→ Tech Support49Lake + Tech Support→ Help Desk50Flying Fish + Help Desk→ IT51Tornado + Water→ Tsunami52Earth + Tsunami→ Island53Earth + Island→ Continent54Steam + Wave→ Surf55Continent + Surf→ Australia56Earth + Earth→ Mountain57Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche58Avalanche + Wind→ Snow59Australia + Snow→ No60No + Ocean→ Not61Dust + Tree→ Wood62Fire + Wood→ Campfire63Campfire + Lake→ S’more64S’more + Wind→ Smore65Not + Smore→ More66Fire + Fish→ Sushi67Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi68Lake + Plant→ Lily69Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus70Lake + Mountain→ Fjord71Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland72Surf + Wind→ Surfing73Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing74Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This75Earth + This→ That76More + That→ More Than That77IT + More Than That→ Than That78Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird79Bird + Earth→ Chicken80Fire + Steam→ Engine81Earth + Engine→ Tractor82Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer83Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road84Chicken + Road→ Why85Than That + Why→ Than Why86Ifjan + Than Why→ If Than Why

If Than Why at a glance

Steps to craft
86
Marathon
Crafting depth
154
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make If Than Why in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ifjan with Than Why. The full path from the base elements takes 86 steps.

How many steps does it take to make If Than Why?

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

Is If Than Why hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 86 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make If Than Why?

Only one known combination produces If Than Why.

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