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How to Make Parenthesis in Infinite Craft

Parenthesis is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Layer plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LayerThesaurusParenthesis

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 345 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4AshFirePhoenix
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7AshOceanSalt
  8. 8PhoenixSaltTears
  9. 9PlantTearsOnion
  10. 10OnionPlantShallot
  11. 11OnionShallotLayer
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18DustTreeWood
  19. 19SandstormWoodSandal
  20. 20DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  21. 21LayerThesaurusParenthesis
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Fire→ Ash4Ash + Fire→ Phoenix5Water + Water→ Lake6Lake + Water→ Ocean7Ash + Ocean→ Salt8Phoenix + Salt→ Tears9Plant + Tears→ Onion10Onion + Plant→ Shallot11Onion + Shallot→ Layer12Earth + Fire→ Lava13Lava + Water→ Stone14Plant + Stone→ Fossil15Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Dust + Tree→ Wood19Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal20Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus21Layer + Thesaurus→ Parenthesis

Other ways to make Parenthesis

5 combinations are known to produce Parenthesis. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Parenthesis
FirstSecondResult
LayerThesaurusParenthesis
OppositePunctuationParenthesis
ApostropheReverseParenthesis
HyphenateReverseParenthesis
EntirelyParagraphParenthesis

What you can make with Parenthesis

Parenthesis at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Parenthesis in Infinite Craft?

Combine Layer with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Parenthesis?

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

Is Parenthesis hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Parenthesis?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Parenthesis, 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.