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How to Make Placeholder in Infinite Craft

Placeholder is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Placet plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PlacetThesaurusPlaceholder

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32FireWineAlcohol
  33. 33AlcoholWindHangover
  34. 34HangoverPlantAspirin
  35. 35WaterWineHoly Water
  36. 36AspirinHoly WaterPlacebo
  37. 37Past TensePlaceboPlacet
  38. 38EarthFireLava
  39. 39LavaWaterStone
  40. 40PlantStoneFossil
  41. 41FireFossilDinosaur
  42. 42EarthPlantTree
  43. 43DustTreeWood
  44. 44SandstormWoodSandal
  45. 45DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  46. 46PlacetThesaurusPlaceholder
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Fire + Wine→ Alcohol33Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover34Hangover + Plant→ Aspirin35Water + Wine→ Holy Water36Aspirin + Holy Water→ Placebo37Past Tense + Placebo→ Placet38Earth + Fire→ Lava39Lava + Water→ Stone40Plant + Stone→ Fossil41Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur42Earth + Plant→ Tree43Dust + Tree→ Wood44Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal45Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus46Placet + Thesaurus→ Placeholder

Placeholder at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Placeholder in Infinite Craft?

Combine Placet with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Placeholder?

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

Is Placeholder hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Placeholder?

Only one known combination produces Placeholder.

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