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How to Make Prefer in Infinite Craft

Prefer is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Power plus Rather. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PowerRatherPrefer

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 599 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickBrickWall
  5. 5WallWaterDam
  6. 6DamSteamPower
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12FireSandGlass
  13. 13GlassSteamMirror
  14. 14FireFireVolcano
  15. 15MirrorVolcanoEcho
  16. 16CarEchoReverse
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19EngineSandSandbox
  20. 20PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  21. 21MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  22. 22ReverseTerrariaRare
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25OceanWaterFish
  26. 26FishWindFlying Fish
  27. 27FireFishSushi
  28. 28Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  29. 29LakePlantLily
  30. 30Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32LakeMountainFjord
  33. 33FjordVolcanoIceland
  34. 34SteamWaveSurf
  35. 35SurfWindSurfing
  36. 36IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  37. 37Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  38. 38EarthThisThat
  39. 39RareThatRather
  40. 40PowerRatherPrefer
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Brick→ Wall5Wall + Water→ Dam6Dam + Steam→ Power7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Earth + Water→ Plant9Engine + Plant→ Car10Water + Wind→ Wave11Earth + Wave→ Sand12Fire + Sand→ Glass13Glass + Steam→ Mirror14Fire + Fire→ Volcano15Mirror + Volcano→ Echo16Car + Echo→ Reverse17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Engine + Sand→ Sandbox20Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft21Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria22Reverse + Terraria→ Rare23Water + Water→ Lake24Lake + Water→ Ocean25Ocean + Water→ Fish26Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish27Fire + Fish→ Sushi28Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi29Lake + Plant→ Lily30Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Lake + Mountain→ Fjord33Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland34Steam + Wave→ Surf35Surf + Wind→ Surfing36Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing37Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This38Earth + This→ That39Rare + That→ Rather40Power + Rather→ Prefer

Other ways to make Prefer

9 combinations are known to produce Prefer. Here are 9 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Prefer
FirstSecondResult
PowerRatherPrefer
LieRatherPrefer
LikeRatherPrefer
KnowRatherPrefer
AgreeRatherPrefer
AbilityRatherPrefer
GetRatherPrefer
DecideRatherPrefer
CompareRatherPrefer

What you can make with Prefer

Prefer at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
9
ways to make it
Used in
30
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Prefer in Infinite Craft?

Combine Power with Rather. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Prefer?

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

Is Prefer hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Prefer?

Yes. 9 combinations are known to produce Prefer, 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.