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How to Make Necessary in Infinite Craft

Necessary is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Requirement plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RequirementSynonymNecessary

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 476 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5GlassWindWindow
  6. 6WindWindowCurtain
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8CurtainMountainStage
  9. 9EarthStageTheater
  10. 10SteamTheaterPlay
  11. 11EarthPlayGame
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DandelionDustWish
  18. 18TreeWishMoney
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21LakeWaterOcean
  22. 22AshOceanSalt
  23. 23MoneySaltSalary
  24. 24Mountain DewSalaryMinimum
  25. 25GameMinimumRequirement
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28PlantStoneFossil
  29. 29FireFossilDinosaur
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31DustTreeWood
  32. 32SandstormWoodSandal
  33. 33DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  34. 34LakeThesaurusSynonym
  35. 35RequirementSynonymNecessary
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Glass + Wind→ Window6Wind + Window→ Curtain7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Curtain + Mountain→ Stage9Earth + Stage→ Theater10Steam + Theater→ Play11Earth + Play→ Game12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dandelion + Dust→ Wish18Tree + Wish→ Money19Dust + Fire→ Ash20Water + Water→ Lake21Lake + Water→ Ocean22Ash + Ocean→ Salt23Money + Salt→ Salary24Mountain Dew + Salary→ Minimum25Game + Minimum→ Requirement26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Plant + Stone→ Fossil29Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Dust + Tree→ Wood32Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal33Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus34Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym35Requirement + Synonym→ Necessary

Other ways to make Necessary

6 combinations are known to produce Necessary. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Necessary
FirstSecondResult
RequirementSynonymNecessary
NeedPossibleNecessary
DownEssentialNecessary
BigRequiredNecessary
NeedOurNecessary
DOWNEssentialNecessary

What you can make with Necessary

Necessary at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
49
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Necessary in Infinite Craft?

Combine Requirement with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Necessary?

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

Is Necessary hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Necessary?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Necessary, 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.