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How to Make Life, the Universe, and Everything in Infinite Craft

Life, the Universe, and Everything is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is 40 plus The Answer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

40The AnswerLife, the Universe, and Everything

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DandelionDustWish
  6. 6TreeWishMoney
  7. 7DandelionPlantWeed
  8. 8MoneyWeedDealer
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12MountainSandPyramid
  13. 13PyramidWaterTomb
  14. 14TombWaterMoses
  15. 15DealerMoses40
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17SmokeWaterFog
  18. 18DustWindSandstorm
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21SandstormStoneSphinx
  22. 22FogSphinxRiddle
  23. 23MountainMountainMountain Range
  24. 24SmokeStoneStatue
  25. 25SmokeStatueOzymandias
  26. 26Mountain RangeOzymandiasThe Colossus of Rhodes
  27. 27RiddleThe Colossus of RhodesThe Answer
  28. 2840The AnswerLife, the Universe, and Everything
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish6Tree + Wishโ†’ Money7Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed8Money + Weedโ†’ Dealer9Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain10Water + Windโ†’ Wave11Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand12Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid13Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb14Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses15Dealer + Mosesโ†’ 4016Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke17Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog18Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm19Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava20Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone21Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx22Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle23Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range24Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue25Smoke + Statueโ†’ Ozymandias26Mountain Range + Ozymandiasโ†’ The Colossus of Rhodes27Riddle + The Colossus of Rhodesโ†’ The Answer2840 + The Answerโ†’ Life, the Universe, and Everything

Life, the Universe, and Everything at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Life, the Universe, and Everything in Infinite Craft?

Combine 40 with The Answer. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Life, the Universe, and Everything?

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

Is Life, the Universe, and Everything hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Life, the Universe, and Everything?

Only one known combination produces Life, the Universe, and Everything.

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