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How to Make Mandatories in Infinite Craft

Mandatories is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mandatory plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MandatoryPluralMandatories

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 49

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7AntWindAntelope
  8. 8AntelopeWaterHippo
  9. 9DragonHippoHippogriff
  10. 10HippogriffPlantMandrake
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17CarPaperTraffic Ticket
  18. 18MandrakeTraffic TicketMandatory
  19. 19WindWindTornado
  20. 20TornadoWaterTsunami
  21. 21EarthTsunamiIsland
  22. 22EarthIslandContinent
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24SteamWaveSurf
  25. 25ContinentSurfAustralia
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27MountainWindAvalanche
  28. 28AvalancheWindSnow
  29. 29AustraliaSnowNo
  30. 30WaterWaterLake
  31. 31LakeWaterOcean
  32. 32NoOceanNot
  33. 33DustEngineVacuum
  34. 34FireVacuumBlack Hole
  35. 35Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  36. 36NotSingularityPlural
  37. 37MandatoryPluralMandatories
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Ant + Wind→ Antelope8Antelope + Water→ Hippo9Dragon + Hippo→ Hippogriff10Hippogriff + Plant→ Mandrake11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Plant→ Car14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Car + Paper→ Traffic Ticket18Mandrake + Traffic Ticket→ Mandatory19Wind + Wind→ Tornado20Tornado + Water→ Tsunami21Earth + Tsunami→ Island22Earth + Island→ Continent23Water + Wind→ Wave24Steam + Wave→ Surf25Continent + Surf→ Australia26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche28Avalanche + Wind→ Snow29Australia + Snow→ No30Water + Water→ Lake31Lake + Water→ Ocean32No + Ocean→ Not33Dust + Engine→ Vacuum34Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole35Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity36Not + Singularity→ Plural37Mandatory + Plural→ Mandatories

Mandatories at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mandatories in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mandatory with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mandatories?

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

Is Mandatories hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mandatories?

Only one known combination produces Mandatories.

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