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How to Make Metaphor in Infinite Craft

Metaphor is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Metroid plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MetroidThesaurusMetaphor

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 276 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthPlanetMoon
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6PlanetStoneMeteor
  7. 7MeteorWaterMeteorite
  8. 8LavaStoneObsidian
  9. 9MeteoriteObsidianTektite
  10. 10MoonTektiteMetroid
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantStoneFossil
  13. 13FireFossilDinosaur
  14. 14DustWindSandstorm
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19MetroidThesaurusMetaphor
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Earth + Planet→ Moon4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Lava + Water→ Stone6Planet + Stone→ Meteor7Meteor + Water→ Meteorite8Lava + Stone→ Obsidian9Meteorite + Obsidian→ Tektite10Moon + Tektite→ Metroid11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Stone→ Fossil13Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur14Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Metroid + Thesaurus→ Metaphor

Other ways to make Metaphor

6 combinations are known to produce Metaphor. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Metaphor
FirstSecondResult
Rock StarThesaurusMetaphor
SynonymTrain WreckMetaphor
MetroidThesaurusMetaphor
SynonymTransplantMetaphor
SynonymTrojan HorseMetaphor
MetParagraphMetaphor

What you can make with Metaphor

Metaphor at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
27
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
42
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Metaphor in Infinite Craft?

Combine Metroid with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Metaphor?

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

Is Metaphor hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Metaphor?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Metaphor, 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.