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How to Make Necessity in Infinite Craft

Necessity is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Australia plus Sunblock. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AustraliaSunblockNecessity

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 234 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10SandWaterBeach
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12SmokeWaterFog
  13. 13BeachSteamSauna
  14. 14SaunaWaterSweat
  15. 15FogSweatDeodorant
  16. 16BeachDeodorantSunblock
  17. 17AustraliaSunblockNecessity
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island4Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Water + Windโ†’ Wave7Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf8Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia9Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand10Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach11Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke12Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog13Beach + Steamโ†’ Sauna14Sauna + Waterโ†’ Sweat15Fog + Sweatโ†’ Deodorant16Beach + Deodorantโ†’ Sunblock17Australia + Sunblockโ†’ Necessity

Other ways to make Necessity

4 combinations are known to produce Necessity. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Necessity
FirstSecondResult
AustraliaSunblockNecessity
NotNowcessNecessity
AntonymRequirementNecessity
NecessaryOfNecessity

What you can make with Necessity

Necessity at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
23
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Necessity in Infinite Craft?

Combine Australia with Sunblock. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Necessity?

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

Is Necessity hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Necessity?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Necessity, 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.