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How to Make Motive in Infinite Craft

Motive is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Evidence plus Opportunity. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EvidenceOpportunityMotive

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 232 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5GlassWindWindow
  6. 6TornadoWindowBroken Window
  7. 7FireGlassLens
  8. 8FireLensMagnifying Glass
  9. 9Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustWindSandstorm
  12. 12SandstormWindDust Storm
  13. 13DustEarthPlanet
  14. 14PlanetSandstormMars
  15. 15Dust StormMarsMars Rover
  16. 16GlassMars RoverBroken Mars Rover
  17. 17Broken Mars RoverWaterOpportunity
  18. 18EvidenceOpportunityMotive
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass5Glass + Windโ†’ Window6Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window7Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens8Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass9Broken Window + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Evidence10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm12Sandstorm + Windโ†’ Dust Storm13Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet14Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars15Dust Storm + Marsโ†’ Mars Rover16Glass + Mars Roverโ†’ Broken Mars Rover17Broken Mars Rover + Waterโ†’ Opportunity18Evidence + Opportunityโ†’ Motive

Other ways to make Motive

2 combinations are known to produce Motive. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Motive
FirstSecondResult
LocomotiveNotMotive
EvidenceOpportunityMotive

What you can make with Motive

Motive at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
23
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
34
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Motive in Infinite Craft?

Combine Evidence with Opportunity. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Motive?

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

Is Motive hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Motive?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Motive, 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.