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How to Make Ifs and Buts in Infinite Craft

Ifs and Buts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ifs plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IfsSynonymIfs and Buts

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 763 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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. 27TornadoWaterTsunami
  28. 28EarthTsunamiIsland
  29. 29EarthIslandContinent
  30. 30SteamWaveSurf
  31. 31ContinentSurfAustralia
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33MountainWindAvalanche
  34. 34AvalancheWindSnow
  35. 35AustraliaSnowNo
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeWaterOcean
  38. 38NoOceanNot
  39. 39FireSteamEngine
  40. 40DustEngineVacuum
  41. 41FireVacuumBlack Hole
  42. 42Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  43. 43NotSingularityPlural
  44. 44IfPluralIfs
  45. 45EarthWaterPlant
  46. 46PlantStoneFossil
  47. 47FireFossilDinosaur
  48. 48EarthPlantTree
  49. 49DustTreeWood
  50. 50SandstormWoodSandal
  51. 51DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  52. 52LakeThesaurusSynonym
  53. 53IfsSynonymIfs and Buts
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass5Glass + Windโ†’ Window6Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window7Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens8Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass9Broken Window + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Evidence10Broken Window + Evidenceโ†’ Clue11Clue + Evidenceโ†’ Case12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Windโ†’ Dust15Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm16Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava17Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone18Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx19Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle20Riddle + Windโ†’ Answer21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Answer + Steamโ†’ Question23Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass24Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time25Question + Timeโ†’ When26Case + Whenโ†’ If27Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami28Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island29Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent30Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf31Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia32Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain33Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche34Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow35Australia + Snowโ†’ No36Water + Waterโ†’ Lake37Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean38No + Oceanโ†’ Not39Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine40Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum41Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole42Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity43Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural44If + Pluralโ†’ Ifs45Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant46Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil47Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur48Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree49Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood50Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal51Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus52Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym53Ifs + Synonymโ†’ Ifs and Buts

Other ways to make Ifs and Buts

3 combinations are known to produce Ifs and Buts. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ifs and Buts
FirstSecondResult
IfsOppositeIfs and Buts
IfsSynonymIfs and Buts
IFSOppositeIfs and Buts

Ifs and Buts at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

Similar effort to Ifs and Buts, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ifs and Buts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ifs with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ifs and Buts?

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

Is Ifs and Buts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ifs and Buts?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Ifs and Buts, 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.