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How to Make Instances in Infinite Craft

Instances is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ins plus Times. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InsTimesInstances

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 692 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7PlantStoneFossil
  8. 8FossilWaterOil
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10OilSwampTar
  11. 11TarWaterPitch
  12. 12EarthPitchBaseball
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17CarMudRally
  18. 18PlantRallyProtest
  19. 19EngineProtestStrike
  20. 20BaseballStrikeOut
  21. 21BeachOutIn
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23TreeWaterRiver
  24. 24RiverTreePaper
  25. 25PaperPlantBook
  26. 26EarthRiverDelta
  27. 27BookDeltaAlphabet
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeWaterOcean
  30. 30LakeOceanSea
  31. 31SeaWindSail
  32. 32FireSailPirate
  33. 33AlphabetPirateR
  34. 34FireWindSmoke
  35. 35PlantSmokeIncense
  36. 36IncenseWaterPerfume
  37. 37PerfumeWindSmell
  38. 38FireFireVolcano
  39. 39SmellVolcanoSulfur
  40. 40RSulfurRS
  41. 41InRSIns
  42. 42LakeStoneLighthouse
  43. 43SmokeStoneStatue
  44. 44LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  45. 45Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  46. 46EarthWindDust
  47. 47DustEarthPlanet
  48. 48EarthPlanetMoon
  49. 49MoonWaterTide
  50. 50New YorkTideTimes
  51. 51InsTimesInstances
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Water→ Plant5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Plant + Stone→ Fossil8Fossil + Water→ Oil9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Oil + Swamp→ Tar11Tar + Water→ Pitch12Earth + Pitch→ Baseball13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Car + Mud→ Rally18Plant + Rally→ Protest19Engine + Protest→ Strike20Baseball + Strike→ Out21Beach + Out→ In22Earth + Plant→ Tree23Tree + Water→ River24River + Tree→ Paper25Paper + Plant→ Book26Earth + River→ Delta27Book + Delta→ Alphabet28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Water→ Ocean30Lake + Ocean→ Sea31Sea + Wind→ Sail32Fire + Sail→ Pirate33Alphabet + Pirate→ R34Fire + Wind→ Smoke35Plant + Smoke→ Incense36Incense + Water→ Perfume37Perfume + Wind→ Smell38Fire + Fire→ Volcano39Smell + Volcano→ Sulfur40R + Sulfur→ RS41In + RS→ Ins42Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse43Smoke + Stone→ Statue44Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty45Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York46Earth + Wind→ Dust47Dust + Earth→ Planet48Earth + Planet→ Moon49Moon + Water→ Tide50New York + Tide→ Times51Ins + Times→ Instances

Other ways to make Instances

2 combinations are known to produce Instances. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Instances
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What you can make with Instances

Instances at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Instances in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ins with Times. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Instances?

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

Is Instances hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Instances?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Instances, 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.