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How to Make Metaphors in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

MetaphorPluralMetaphors

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

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. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoWaterTsunami
  22. 22EarthTsunamiIsland
  23. 23EarthIslandContinent
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26SteamWaveSurf
  27. 27ContinentSurfAustralia
  28. 28EarthEarthMountain
  29. 29MountainWindAvalanche
  30. 30AvalancheWindSnow
  31. 31AustraliaSnowNo
  32. 32WaterWaterLake
  33. 33LakeWaterOcean
  34. 34NoOceanNot
  35. 35FireSteamEngine
  36. 36DustEngineVacuum
  37. 37FireVacuumBlack Hole
  38. 38Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  39. 39NotSingularityPlural
  40. 40MetaphorPluralMetaphors
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→ Metaphor20Wind + Wind→ Tornado21Tornado + Water→ Tsunami22Earth + Tsunami→ Island23Earth + Island→ Continent24Fire + Water→ Steam25Water + Wind→ Wave26Steam + Wave→ Surf27Continent + Surf→ Australia28Earth + Earth→ Mountain29Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche30Avalanche + Wind→ Snow31Australia + Snow→ No32Water + Water→ Lake33Lake + Water→ Ocean34No + Ocean→ Not35Fire + Steam→ Engine36Dust + Engine→ Vacuum37Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole38Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity39Not + Singularity→ Plural40Metaphor + Plural→ Metaphors

Metaphors at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
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 Metaphors, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Metaphors in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Metaphors?

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

Is Metaphors 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 Metaphors?

Only one known combination produces Metaphors.

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