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How to Make Needs in Infinite Craft

Needs is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus Wants. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotWantsNeeds

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 575 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19LavaStoneObsidian
  20. 20DestructionObsidianNether
  21. 21LakeMountainFjord
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23SandWaterBeach
  24. 24BeachLavaHawaii
  25. 25HawaiiWindHula
  26. 26HulaWaterHula Hoop
  27. 27EarthWaterPlant
  28. 28PlantWaveSeaweed
  29. 29HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  30. 30PlantPokePokemon
  31. 31Hula HoopPokemonHoopa
  32. 32FjordHoopaUnown
  33. 33NetherUnownN
  34. 34EarthWindDust
  35. 35DustFireAsh
  36. 36AshNotIs
  37. 37DestructionIsWas
  38. 38NWasWants
  39. 39NotWantsNeeds
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction17Earth + Fire→ Lava18Lava + Water→ Stone19Lava + Stone→ Obsidian20Destruction + Obsidian→ Nether21Lake + Mountain→ Fjord22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Sand + Water→ Beach24Beach + Lava→ Hawaii25Hawaii + Wind→ Hula26Hula + Water→ Hula Hoop27Earth + Water→ Plant28Plant + Wave→ Seaweed29Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke30Plant + Poke→ Pokemon31Hula Hoop + Pokemon→ Hoopa32Fjord + Hoopa→ Unown33Nether + Unown→ N34Earth + Wind→ Dust35Dust + Fire→ Ash36Ash + Not→ Is37Destruction + Is→ Was38N + Was→ Wants39Not + Wants→ Needs

Other ways to make Needs

5 combinations are known to produce Needs. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Needs
FirstSecondResult
NeedPluralNeeds
RequirementsSynonymNeeds
NotWantsNeeds
OnRequirementsNeeds
WantsWantsNeeds

What you can make with Needs

Needs at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Needs in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with Wants. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Needs?

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

Is Needs hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Needs?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Needs, 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.