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How to Make Needs To Be in Infinite Craft

Needs To Be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 70 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Needs To. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseNeeds ToNeeds To Be

Marathon70 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 134

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 70 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29ContinentSurfAustralia
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainWindAvalanche
  32. 32AvalancheWindSnow
  33. 33AustraliaSnowNo
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36NoOceanNot
  37. 37TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  38. 38EarthFireLava
  39. 39LavaWaterStone
  40. 40LavaStoneObsidian
  41. 41DestructionObsidianNether
  42. 42LakeMountainFjord
  43. 43EarthWaveSand
  44. 44SandWaterBeach
  45. 45BeachLavaHawaii
  46. 46HawaiiWindHula
  47. 47HulaWaterHula Hoop
  48. 48PlantWaveSeaweed
  49. 49HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  50. 50PlantPokePokemon
  51. 51Hula HoopPokemonHoopa
  52. 52FjordHoopaUnown
  53. 53NetherUnownN
  54. 54AshNotIs
  55. 55DestructionIsWas
  56. 56NWasWants
  57. 57NotWantsNeeds
  58. 58SurfWaveSurfer
  59. 59SteamTsunamiTitanic
  60. 60SurferTitanicJack
  61. 61SteamWindCloud
  62. 62CloudEngineJet
  63. 63JackJetAce
  64. 64Black HoleEarthHole
  65. 65AceHoleOne
  66. 66OneWaterTwo
  67. 67DustNoYes
  68. 68TwoYesToo
  69. 69NeedsTooNeeds To
  70. 70Future TenseNeeds ToNeeds To Be
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Water + Wind→ Wave28Steam + Wave→ Surf29Continent + Surf→ Australia30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche32Avalanche + Wind→ Snow33Australia + Snow→ No34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36No + Ocean→ Not37Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction38Earth + Fire→ Lava39Lava + Water→ Stone40Lava + Stone→ Obsidian41Destruction + Obsidian→ Nether42Lake + Mountain→ Fjord43Earth + Wave→ Sand44Sand + Water→ Beach45Beach + Lava→ Hawaii46Hawaii + Wind→ Hula47Hula + Water→ Hula Hoop48Plant + Wave→ Seaweed49Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke50Plant + Poke→ Pokemon51Hula Hoop + Pokemon→ Hoopa52Fjord + Hoopa→ Unown53Nether + Unown→ N54Ash + Not→ Is55Destruction + Is→ Was56N + Was→ Wants57Not + Wants→ Needs58Surf + Wave→ Surfer59Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic60Surfer + Titanic→ Jack61Steam + Wind→ Cloud62Cloud + Engine→ Jet63Jack + Jet→ Ace64Black Hole + Earth→ Hole65Ace + Hole→ One66One + Water→ Two67Dust + No→ Yes68Two + Yes→ Too69Needs + Too→ Needs To70Future Tense + Needs To→ Needs To Be

Needs To Be at a glance

Steps to craft
70
Marathon
Crafting depth
134
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 70 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Needs To Be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Needs To. The full path from the base elements takes 70 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Needs To Be?

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

Is Needs To Be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 70 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Needs To Be?

Only one known combination produces Needs To Be.

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