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How to Make IOAT in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

InitialsOnce Upon a TimeIOAT

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 824 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21PollenWindAllergy
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarDustRust
  26. 26FireRustIron
  27. 27EarthIronMetal
  28. 28AllergyMetalNickel
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39LakeThesaurusSynonym
  40. 40NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  41. 41AcronymNicknameInitials
  42. 42SandstormWaterOasis
  43. 43OasisPlantDate
  44. 44DateFireRomance
  45. 45DustRomanceFairy Tale
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  49. 49SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  50. 50Fairy TaleTime TravelOnce Upon a Time
  51. 51InitialsOnce Upon a TimeIOAT
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord12Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll13Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf14Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen15Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey16Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet17Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon18Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short20Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym21Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy22Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Engine + Plantโ†’ Car25Car + Dustโ†’ Rust26Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron27Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal28Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel29Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke30Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava32Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone33Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil34Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur35Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm36Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood37Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname41Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials42Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis43Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date44Date + Fireโ†’ Romance45Dust + Romanceโ†’ Fairy Tale46Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole48Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine49Steam + Time Machineโ†’ Time Travel50Fairy Tale + Time Travelโ†’ Once Upon a Time51Initials + Once Upon a Timeโ†’ IOAT

Other ways to make IOAT

4 combinations are known to produce IOAT. Here are 4 of them.

IOAT at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make IOAT in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with Once Upon a Time. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make IOAT?

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

Is IOAT 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 IOAT?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce IOAT, 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.