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How to Make ISTWS in Infinite Craft

ISTWS is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus Surfing the World Serpent. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsSurfing the World SerpentISTWS

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 844 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 42PlantWindDandelion
  43. 43DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  44. 44WaterWindWave
  45. 45SteamWaveSurf
  46. 46SurfWindSurfing
  47. 47Dandelion PatchSurfingDandelion Surfer
  48. 48FireFireVolcano
  49. 49FjordVolcanoIceland
  50. 50PlantWaterSwamp
  51. 51FireSwampDragon
  52. 52DragonWaterSea Serpent
  53. 53IcelandSea SerpentJormungandr
  54. 54Dandelion SurferJormungandrSurfing the World Serpent
  55. 55InitialsSurfing the World SerpentISTWS
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Pollen + Wind→ Allergy22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Car + Dust→ Rust26Fire + Rust→ Iron27Earth + Iron→ Metal28Allergy + Metal→ Nickel29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname41Acronym + Nickname→ Initials42Plant + Wind→ Dandelion43Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch44Water + Wind→ Wave45Steam + Wave→ Surf46Surf + Wind→ Surfing47Dandelion Patch + Surfing→ Dandelion Surfer48Fire + Fire→ Volcano49Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland50Plant + Water→ Swamp51Fire + Swamp→ Dragon52Dragon + Water→ Sea Serpent53Iceland + Sea Serpent→ Jormungandr54Dandelion Surfer + Jormungandr→ Surfing the World Serpent55Initials + Surfing the World Serpent→ ISTWS

Other ways to make ISTWS

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

Alternative combinations that produce ISTWS
FirstSecondResult
InitialsSurfing the World SerpentISTWS
InitialsSurfing The World SerpentISTWS
INITIALSSurfing the World SerpentISTWS
INITIALSSurfing The World SerpentISTWS

ISTWS at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make ISTWS in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with Surfing the World Serpent. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make ISTWS?

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

Is ISTWS hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make ISTWS?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce ISTWS, 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.