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How to Make Not-better in Infinite Craft

Not-better is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus Re-better. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotRe-betterNot-better

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 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. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionPlantWeed
  20. 20SmokeWeedHigh
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23AshFirePhoenix
  24. 24AshPhoenixRebirth
  25. 25HighRebirthHigher
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28PlantStoneFossil
  29. 29FireFossilDinosaur
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32DustTreeWood
  33. 33SandstormWoodSandal
  34. 34DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  35. 35LakeThesaurusSynonym
  36. 36HigherSynonymBetter
  37. 37EarthSteamMud
  38. 38PlantWaterSwamp
  39. 39MudSwampQuagmire
  40. 40QuagmireStoneSquirrel
  41. 41EarthSquirrelNut
  42. 42FireSwampDragon
  43. 43DragonWaterSea Serpent
  44. 44Sea SerpentWaterLeviathan
  45. 45DragonLeviathanTiamat
  46. 46NutTiamatRe
  47. 47BetterReRe-better
  48. 48NotRe-betterNot-better
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→ Not16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Earth + Water→ Plant18Plant + Wind→ Dandelion19Dandelion + Plant→ Weed20Smoke + Weed→ High21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Fire→ Ash23Ash + Fire→ Phoenix24Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth25High + Rebirth→ Higher26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Plant + Stone→ Fossil29Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Earth + Plant→ Tree32Dust + Tree→ Wood33Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal34Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus35Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym36Higher + Synonym→ Better37Earth + Steam→ Mud38Plant + Water→ Swamp39Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire40Quagmire + Stone→ Squirrel41Earth + Squirrel→ Nut42Fire + Swamp→ Dragon43Dragon + Water→ Sea Serpent44Sea Serpent + Water→ Leviathan45Dragon + Leviathan→ Tiamat46Nut + Tiamat→ Re47Better + Re→ Re-better48Not + Re-better→ Not-better

Not-better at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Not-better in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with Re-better. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Not-better?

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

Is Not-better hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Not-better?

Only one known combination produces Not-better.

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