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How to Make Must Be in Infinite Craft

Must Be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mustang plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MustangPresent TenseMust Be

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 58

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FogPlanetVenus
  8. 8EngineVenusV8
  9. 9FogV8Mustang
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12EarthTractorFarm
  13. 13FarmFireBarbecue
  14. 14AshBarbecueBurger
  15. 15BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  16. 16DustEngineVacuum
  17. 17FireVacuumBlack Hole
  18. 18Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  19. 19Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21PlantSteamTea
  22. 22EngineWindWindmill
  23. 23TeaWindmillDutch
  24. 24FirePlanetSun
  25. 25SunTime MachineFuture
  26. 26DutchFutureTense
  27. 27Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  28. 28WindWindTornado
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  31. 31MustangPresent TenseMust Be
Crafting tree
1Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke2Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet7Fog + Planetโ†’ Venus8Engine + Venusโ†’ V89Fog + V8โ†’ Mustang10Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash11Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor12Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm13Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue14Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger15Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger16Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum17Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole18Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine19Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger20Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant21Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea22Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill23Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch24Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun25Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future26Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense27Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense28Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado29Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity30Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense31Mustang + Present Tenseโ†’ Must Be

Must Be at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

Similar effort to Must Be, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Must Be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mustang with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Must Be?

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

Is Must Be 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 Must Be?

Only one known combination produces Must Be.

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