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How to Make Lateral in Infinite Craft

Lateral is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Later plus Yours. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LaterYoursLateral

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 424 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionWaterWine
  9. 9TreeWineDrunk
  10. 10FireFireVolcano
  11. 11DrunkVolcanoDrunken
  12. 12DrunkDrunkenDrunker
  13. 13DateDrunkerLater
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16LakeMountainFjord
  17. 17EarthFjordLand
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19SmokeWaterFog
  20. 20EarthFireLava
  21. 21LavaWaterStone
  22. 22SandstormStoneSphinx
  23. 23FogSphinxRiddle
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25SteamWineStew
  26. 26StewTreeStewpid
  27. 27RiddleStewpidYou
  28. 28LandYouYour
  29. 29EarthYourYours
  30. 30LaterYoursLateral
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Earth + Plant→ Tree7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Water→ Wine9Tree + Wine→ Drunk10Fire + Fire→ Volcano11Drunk + Volcano→ Drunken12Drunk + Drunken→ Drunker13Date + Drunker→ Later14Water + Water→ Lake15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Lake + Mountain→ Fjord17Earth + Fjord→ Land18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Smoke + Water→ Fog20Earth + Fire→ Lava21Lava + Water→ Stone22Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx23Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle24Fire + Water→ Steam25Steam + Wine→ Stew26Stew + Tree→ Stewpid27Riddle + Stewpid→ You28Land + You→ Your29Earth + Your→ Yours30Later + Yours→ Lateral

Other ways to make Lateral

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

Alternative combinations that produce Lateral
FirstSecondResult
LATERPluralLateral
LATERYoursLateral
LaterPluralLateral
LaterYoursLateral

What you can make with Lateral

Lateral at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lateral in Infinite Craft?

Combine Later with Yours. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lateral?

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

Is Lateral hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lateral?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Lateral, 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.