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How to Make It Must Be in Infinite Craft

It Must Be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is It is plus Must. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

It isMustIt Must Be

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 554 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6HangoverPlantAspirin
  7. 7AspirinWaterPill
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9AspirinLakeSaline
  10. 10PillSalineIV
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12OceanWaterFish
  13. 13FishWindFlying Fish
  14. 14FireFishSushi
  15. 15Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19LakeMountainFjord
  20. 20FireFireVolcano
  21. 21FjordVolcanoIceland
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24SteamWaveSurf
  25. 25SurfWindSurfing
  26. 26IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  27. 27Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  28. 28IVThisIt is
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30DustWineVinegar
  31. 31FireVinegarKetchup
  32. 32DandelionKetchupMustard
  33. 33SteamWindCloud
  34. 34CloudWaterRain
  35. 35DandelionRainWet
  36. 36MustardWetMust
  37. 37It isMustIt Must Be
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Hangover + Plant→ Aspirin7Aspirin + Water→ Pill8Water + Water→ Lake9Aspirin + Lake→ Saline10Pill + Saline→ IV11Lake + Water→ Ocean12Ocean + Water→ Fish13Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish14Fire + Fish→ Sushi15Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi16Lake + Plant→ Lily17Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Lake + Mountain→ Fjord20Fire + Fire→ Volcano21Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland22Fire + Water→ Steam23Water + Wind→ Wave24Steam + Wave→ Surf25Surf + Wind→ Surfing26Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing27Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This28IV + This→ It is29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Dust + Wine→ Vinegar31Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup32Dandelion + Ketchup→ Mustard33Steam + Wind→ Cloud34Cloud + Water→ Rain35Dandelion + Rain→ Wet36Mustard + Wet→ Must37It is + Must→ It Must Be

Other ways to make It Must Be

4 combinations are known to produce It Must Be. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce It Must Be
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What you can make with It Must Be

It Must Be at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make It Must Be in Infinite Craft?

Combine It is with Must. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make It Must Be?

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

Is It Must Be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make It Must Be?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce It Must Be, 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.