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How to Make Lost Preference in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

LostPreferLost Preference

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 692 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5TreeWaterRiver
  6. 6RiverTreePaper
  7. 7EarthPaperMap
  8. 8FogMapLost
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10EarthSteamMud
  11. 11FireMudBrick
  12. 12BrickBrickWall
  13. 13WallWaterDam
  14. 14DamSteamPower
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EnginePlantCar
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20GlassSteamMirror
  21. 21FireFireVolcano
  22. 22MirrorVolcanoEcho
  23. 23CarEchoReverse
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26EngineSandSandbox
  27. 27PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  28. 28MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  29. 29ReverseTerrariaRare
  30. 30WaterWaterLake
  31. 31LakeWaterOcean
  32. 32OceanWaterFish
  33. 33FishWindFlying Fish
  34. 34FireFishSushi
  35. 35Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  36. 36LakePlantLily
  37. 37Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39LakeMountainFjord
  40. 40FjordVolcanoIceland
  41. 41SteamWaveSurf
  42. 42SurfWindSurfing
  43. 43IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  44. 44Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  45. 45EarthThisThat
  46. 46RareThatRather
  47. 47PowerRatherPrefer
  48. 48LostPreferLost Preference
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Tree + Water→ River6River + Tree→ Paper7Earth + Paper→ Map8Fog + Map→ Lost9Fire + Water→ Steam10Earth + Steam→ Mud11Fire + Mud→ Brick12Brick + Brick→ Wall13Wall + Water→ Dam14Dam + Steam→ Power15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Plant→ Car17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Glass + Steam→ Mirror21Fire + Fire→ Volcano22Mirror + Volcano→ Echo23Car + Echo→ Reverse24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Engine + Sand→ Sandbox27Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft28Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria29Reverse + Terraria→ Rare30Water + Water→ Lake31Lake + Water→ Ocean32Ocean + Water→ Fish33Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish34Fire + Fish→ Sushi35Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi36Lake + Plant→ Lily37Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Lake + Mountain→ Fjord40Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland41Steam + Wave→ Surf42Surf + Wind→ Surfing43Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing44Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This45Earth + This→ That46Rare + That→ Rather47Power + Rather→ Prefer48Lost + Prefer→ Lost Preference

Other ways to make Lost Preference

2 combinations are known to produce Lost Preference. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lost Preference
FirstSecondResult
LostPreferLost Preference
LOSTPreferLost Preference

What you can make with Lost Preference

Lost Preference at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to Lost Preference, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lost Preference in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lost with Prefer. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lost Preference?

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

Is Lost Preference 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 Lost Preference?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Lost Preference, 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.