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How to Make Lateral Thinking in Infinite Craft

Lateral Thinking is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lateral plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LateralPluralLateral Thinking

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 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
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36SteamWaveSurf
  37. 37ContinentSurfAustralia
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41LakeWaterOcean
  42. 42NoOceanNot
  43. 43FireSteamEngine
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  47. 47NotSingularityPlural
  48. 48LateralPluralLateral Thinking
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→ Lateral31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Tornado + Water→ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunami→ Island34Earth + Island→ Continent35Water + Wind→ Wave36Steam + Wave→ Surf37Continent + Surf→ Australia38Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche39Avalanche + Wind→ Snow40Australia + Snow→ No41Lake + Water→ Ocean42No + Ocean→ Not43Fire + Steam→ Engine44Dust + Engine→ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole46Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity47Not + Singularity→ Plural48Lateral + Plural→ Lateral Thinking

Lateral Thinking at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lateral Thinking in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lateral with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lateral Thinking?

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

Is Lateral Thinking hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lateral Thinking?

Only one known combination produces Lateral Thinking.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.