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How to Make Mother Knows Best in Infinite Craft

Mother Knows Best is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Father Knows Best plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Father Knows BestOppositeMother Knows Best

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 45

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5ContinentIslandArchipelago
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10CarEarthTire
  11. 11CarTireRace
  12. 12PlantWaterSwamp
  13. 13RaceSwampRacist
  14. 14ArchipelagoRacistArchie Bunker
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16SmokeWaterFog
  17. 17PlantSmokeIncense
  18. 18IncenseSmokePrayer
  19. 19FogPrayerPriest
  20. 20Archie BunkerPriestFather Knows Best
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionWaterWine
  23. 23WindWineBalloon
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25BalloonDustDust Bunny
  26. 26FireSwampDragon
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28AshFirePhoenix
  29. 29DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  30. 30Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  31. 31Father Knows BestOppositeMother Knows Best
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Continent + Island→ Archipelago6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Earth + Water→ Plant9Engine + Plant→ Car10Car + Earth→ Tire11Car + Tire→ Race12Plant + Water→ Swamp13Race + Swamp→ Racist14Archipelago + Racist→ Archie Bunker15Fire + Wind→ Smoke16Smoke + Water→ Fog17Plant + Smoke→ Incense18Incense + Smoke→ Prayer19Fog + Prayer→ Priest20Archie Bunker + Priest→ Father Knows Best21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Water→ Wine23Wind + Wine→ Balloon24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny26Fire + Swamp→ Dragon27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Ash + Fire→ Phoenix29Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang30Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite31Father Knows Best + Opposite→ Mother Knows Best

Mother Knows Best at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mother Knows Best in Infinite Craft?

Combine Father Knows Best with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mother Knows Best?

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

Is Mother Knows Best hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mother Knows Best?

Only one known combination produces Mother Knows Best.

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