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How to Make Life Vest in Infinite Craft

Life Vest is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Flotation Device plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Flotation DevicePresent TenseLife Vest

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18EngineWindWindmill
  19. 19DustWindmillFlour
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheEngineSnowmobile
  23. 23FlourSnowmobileDoughnut
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26DoughnutOceanLife Preserver
  27. 27AnagramLife PreserverFlotation Device
  28. 28DustFireAsh
  29. 29EarthEngineTractor
  30. 30EarthTractorFarm
  31. 31FarmFireBarbecue
  32. 32AshBarbecueBurger
  33. 33BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35FireVacuumBlack Hole
  36. 36Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  37. 37Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  38. 38PlantSteamTea
  39. 39TeaWindmillDutch
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42SunTime MachineFuture
  43. 43DutchFutureTense
  44. 44Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  45. 45WindWindTornado
  46. 46Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  47. 47Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  48. 48Flotation DevicePresent TenseLife Vest
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Fire + Water→ Steam17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Engine + Wind→ Windmill19Dust + Windmill→ Flour20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Engine→ Snowmobile23Flour + Snowmobile→ Doughnut24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26Doughnut + Ocean→ Life Preserver27Anagram + Life Preserver→ Flotation Device28Dust + Fire→ Ash29Earth + Engine→ Tractor30Earth + Tractor→ Farm31Farm + Fire→ Barbecue32Ash + Barbecue→ Burger33Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger34Dust + Engine→ Vacuum35Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole36Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine37Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger38Plant + Steam→ Tea39Tea + Windmill→ Dutch40Dust + Earth→ Planet41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Sun + Time Machine→ Future43Dutch + Future→ Tense44Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense45Wind + Wind→ Tornado46Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity47Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense48Flotation Device + Present Tense→ Life Vest

Life Vest at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% 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 Vest in Infinite Craft?

Combine Flotation Device with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Life Vest?

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

Is Life Vest 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 Life Vest?

Only one known combination produces Life Vest.

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