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How to Make Pondering in Infinite Craft

Pondering is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Ponder. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersPonderPondering

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 303 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13LakePlantLily
  14. 14LilyWaterPond
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16SteamWindCloud
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19LavaStoneObsidian
  20. 20ObsidianStoneBlade
  21. 21BladeStoneAxe
  22. 22AxeStoneHead
  23. 23CloudHeadThought
  24. 24PondThoughtPonder
  25. 25LettersPonderPondering
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters12Water + Waterโ†’ Lake13Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily14Lily + Waterโ†’ Pond15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud17Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava18Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone19Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian20Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade21Blade + Stoneโ†’ Axe22Axe + Stoneโ†’ Head23Cloud + Headโ†’ Thought24Pond + Thoughtโ†’ Ponder25Letters + Ponderโ†’ Pondering

Other ways to make Pondering

3 combinations are known to produce Pondering. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pondering
FirstSecondResult
NotPondingPondering
LettersPonderPondering
Green Tea SurferPonderPondering

What you can make with Pondering

Pondering at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
30
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pondering in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Ponder. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pondering?

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

Is Pondering hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pondering?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Pondering, 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.