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How to Make Parentheses in Infinite Craft

Parentheses is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Layers plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LayersThesaurusParentheses

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 364 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4AshFirePhoenix
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7AshOceanSalt
  8. 8PhoenixSaltTears
  9. 9PlantTearsOnion
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13EarthIslandContinent
  14. 14ContinentLakeAmerica
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16AmericaMountainMount Rushmore
  17. 17DustMount RushmorePresident
  18. 18OnionPresidentLayers
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21PlantStoneFossil
  22. 22FireFossilDinosaur
  23. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25DustTreeWood
  26. 26SandstormWoodSandal
  27. 27DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  28. 28LayersThesaurusParentheses
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Fire→ Ash4Ash + Fire→ Phoenix5Water + Water→ Lake6Lake + Water→ Ocean7Ash + Ocean→ Salt8Phoenix + Salt→ Tears9Plant + Tears→ Onion10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunami→ Island13Earth + Island→ Continent14Continent + Lake→ America15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16America + Mountain→ Mount Rushmore17Dust + Mount Rushmore→ President18Onion + President→ Layers19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Plant + Stone→ Fossil22Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Dust + Tree→ Wood26Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal27Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus28Layers + Thesaurus→ Parentheses

Other ways to make Parentheses

4 combinations are known to produce Parentheses. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Parentheses
FirstSecondResult
LayersThesaurusParentheses
ParenthesisPluralParentheses
InverseQuotation MarksParentheses
InvertQuotation MarksParentheses

What you can make with Parentheses

Parentheses at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Parentheses in Infinite Craft?

Combine Layers with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Parentheses?

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

Is Parentheses hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Parentheses?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Parentheses, 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.