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How to Make Optional in Infinite Craft

Optional is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mandatory plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MandatoryOppositeOptional

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 406 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7AntWindAntelope
  8. 8AntelopeWaterHippo
  9. 9DragonHippoHippogriff
  10. 10HippogriffPlantMandrake
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17CarPaperTraffic Ticket
  18. 18MandrakeTraffic TicketMandatory
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21WindWineBalloon
  22. 22BalloonDustDust Bunny
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27MandatoryOppositeOptional
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Ant + Wind→ Antelope8Antelope + Water→ Hippo9Dragon + Hippo→ Hippogriff10Hippogriff + Plant→ Mandrake11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Plant→ Car14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Car + Paper→ Traffic Ticket18Mandrake + Traffic Ticket→ Mandatory19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Water→ Wine21Wind + Wine→ Balloon22Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Ash + Fire→ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite27Mandatory + Opposite→ Optional

Other ways to make Optional

6 combinations are known to produce Optional. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Optional
FirstSecondResult
MandatoryOppositeOptional
MandatoryNotOptional
AntonymMandatoryOptional
NotRequireOptional
Don’tRequireOptional
NotRequiredOptional

What you can make with Optional

Optional at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Optional in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mandatory with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Optional?

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

Is Optional hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Optional?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Optional, 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.