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How to Make Old Friends in Infinite Craft

Old Friends is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 80 combinations to get there, and the final one is Longfriendships plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LongfriendshipsPast TenseOld Friends

Marathon80 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1312 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 80 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6PollenStoneAmber
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8SandstormWaterOasis
  9. 9OasisPlantDate
  10. 10DateWaterDating
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12DatingMountainRelationship
  13. 13AmberRelationshipFriendship
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15PlantSmokeIncense
  16. 16IncenseWaterPerfume
  17. 17PerfumeWindSmell
  18. 18SmellStoneNose
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionDustWish
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22DustTreeWood
  23. 23WishWoodPinocchio
  24. 24NosePinocchioLong
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27EarthEngineTractor
  28. 28EarthTractorFarm
  29. 29FarmWaterRice
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31RiceTornadoRice Krispies
  32. 32EarthRice KrispiesSnap
  33. 33EarthSnapPhoto
  34. 34DustPhotoFingerprint
  35. 35FingerprintPhotoIdentity
  36. 36WaterWindWave
  37. 37EarthWaveSand
  38. 38SandWaterBeach
  39. 39FireSandGlass
  40. 40EarthGlassBottle
  41. 41BeachBottleMessage
  42. 42EarthMessageLetter
  43. 43LetterLetterWord
  44. 44IdentityWordName
  45. 45LongNameLongname
  46. 46FriendshipLongnameLongfriendship
  47. 47TornadoWaterTsunami
  48. 48EarthTsunamiIsland
  49. 49EarthIslandContinent
  50. 50SteamWaveSurf
  51. 51ContinentSurfAustralia
  52. 52MountainWindAvalanche
  53. 53AvalancheWindSnow
  54. 54AustraliaSnowNo
  55. 55WaterWaterLake
  56. 56LakeWaterOcean
  57. 57NoOceanNot
  58. 58DustEngineVacuum
  59. 59FireVacuumBlack Hole
  60. 60Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  61. 61NotSingularityPlural
  62. 62LongfriendshipPluralLongfriendships
  63. 63DustFireAsh
  64. 64GlassSandHourglass
  65. 65FireHourglassTime
  66. 66AshTimeHistory
  67. 67GlassSteamMirror
  68. 68HistoryMirrorPast
  69. 69SmokeWaterFog
  70. 70FogPlantMushroom
  71. 71EarthMushroomToadstool
  72. 72DandelionPlantWeed
  73. 73ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  74. 74DatingEarthMarriage
  75. 75EarthMarriageDivorce
  76. 76WaterWishGenie
  77. 77DivorceGenieSingle
  78. 78Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  79. 79PastTriplePast Tense
  80. 80LongfriendshipsPast TenseOld Friends
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Lava + Water→ Stone6Pollen + Stone→ Amber7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis9Oasis + Plant→ Date10Date + Water→ Dating11Earth + Earth→ Mountain12Dating + Mountain→ Relationship13Amber + Relationship→ Friendship14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Plant + Smoke→ Incense16Incense + Water→ Perfume17Perfume + Wind→ Smell18Smell + Stone→ Nose19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Dust→ Wish21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Dust + Tree→ Wood23Wish + Wood→ Pinocchio24Nose + Pinocchio→ Long25Fire + Water→ Steam26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Earth + Engine→ Tractor28Earth + Tractor→ Farm29Farm + Water→ Rice30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Rice + Tornado→ Rice Krispies32Earth + Rice Krispies→ Snap33Earth + Snap→ Photo34Dust + Photo→ Fingerprint35Fingerprint + Photo→ Identity36Water + Wind→ Wave37Earth + Wave→ Sand38Sand + Water→ Beach39Fire + Sand→ Glass40Earth + Glass→ Bottle41Beach + Bottle→ Message42Earth + Message→ Letter43Letter + Letter→ Word44Identity + Word→ Name45Long + Name→ Longname46Friendship + Longname→ Longfriendship47Tornado + Water→ Tsunami48Earth + Tsunami→ Island49Earth + Island→ Continent50Steam + Wave→ Surf51Continent + Surf→ Australia52Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche53Avalanche + Wind→ Snow54Australia + Snow→ No55Water + Water→ Lake56Lake + Water→ Ocean57No + Ocean→ Not58Dust + Engine→ Vacuum59Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole60Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity61Not + Singularity→ Plural62Longfriendship + Plural→ Longfriendships63Dust + Fire→ Ash64Glass + Sand→ Hourglass65Fire + Hourglass→ Time66Ash + Time→ History67Glass + Steam→ Mirror68History + Mirror→ Past69Smoke + Water→ Fog70Fog + Plant→ Mushroom71Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool72Dandelion + Plant→ Weed73Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom74Dating + Earth→ Marriage75Earth + Marriage→ Divorce76Water + Wish→ Genie77Divorce + Genie→ Single78Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple79Past + Triple→ Past Tense80Longfriendships + Past Tense→ Old Friends

Other ways to make Old Friends

2 combinations are known to produce Old Friends. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Old Friends
FirstSecondResult
LongfriendshipsPast TenseOld Friends
LongfriendshipsPast tenseOld Friends

Old Friends at a glance

Steps to craft
80
Marathon
Crafting depth
131
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 80 steps

Similar effort to Old Friends, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Old Friends in Infinite Craft?

Combine Longfriendships with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 80 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Old Friends?

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

Is Old Friends hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 80 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Old Friends?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Old Friends, 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.