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How to Make Metaphorical in Infinite Craft

Metaphorical is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Metaphor plus Survived. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MetaphorSurvivedMetaphorical

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22LakeWaterOcean
  23. 23AshOceanSalt
  24. 24LakeSaltDead Sea
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26PlanetSteamSteampunk
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29SteampunkSurfSteam Surf
  30. 30Dead SeaSteam SurfDead Surf
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34FireSandGlass
  35. 35GlassSteamMirror
  36. 36FireFireVolcano
  37. 37MirrorVolcanoEcho
  38. 38CarEchoReverse
  39. 39Dead SurfReverseSurvived
  40. 40MetaphorSurvivedMetaphorical
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→ Metaphor20Water + Water→ Lake21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Lake + Water→ Ocean23Ash + Ocean→ Salt24Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea25Fire + Water→ Steam26Planet + Steam→ Steampunk27Water + Wind→ Wave28Steam + Wave→ Surf29Steampunk + Surf→ Steam Surf30Dead Sea + Steam Surf→ Dead Surf31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Engine + Plant→ Car33Earth + Wave→ Sand34Fire + Sand→ Glass35Glass + Steam→ Mirror36Fire + Fire→ Volcano37Mirror + Volcano→ Echo38Car + Echo→ Reverse39Dead Surf + Reverse→ Survived40Metaphor + Survived→ Metaphorical

Metaphorical at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Metaphorical in Infinite Craft?

Combine Metaphor with Survived. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Metaphorical?

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

Is Metaphorical hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Metaphorical?

Only one known combination produces Metaphorical.

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