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How to Make Preferable in Infinite Craft

Preferable is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Positive plus Prefer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PositivePreferPreferable

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 79

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6EarthPlanetMoon
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionEarthFlower
  10. 10FlowerMoonNight
  11. 11MoonNightDark
  12. 12FireGlassLens
  13. 13LensPlantCamera
  14. 14CameraPlantPhotograph
  15. 15DarkPhotographNegative
  16. 16GlassNegativePositive
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19FireMudBrick
  20. 20BrickBrickWall
  21. 21WallWaterDam
  22. 22DamSteamPower
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25GlassSteamMirror
  26. 26FireFireVolcano
  27. 27MirrorVolcanoEcho
  28. 28CarEchoReverse
  29. 29EngineSandSandbox
  30. 30PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  31. 31MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  32. 32ReverseTerrariaRare
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34LakeWaterOcean
  35. 35OceanWaterFish
  36. 36FishWindFlying Fish
  37. 37FireFishSushi
  38. 38Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  39. 39LakePlantLily
  40. 40Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  41. 41EarthEarthMountain
  42. 42LakeMountainFjord
  43. 43FjordVolcanoIceland
  44. 44SteamWaveSurf
  45. 45SurfWindSurfing
  46. 46IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  47. 47Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  48. 48EarthThisThat
  49. 49RareThatRather
  50. 50PowerRatherPrefer
  51. 51PositivePreferPreferable
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Earth + Planet→ Moon7Earth + Water→ Plant8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Dandelion + Earth→ Flower10Flower + Moon→ Night11Moon + Night→ Dark12Fire + Glass→ Lens13Lens + Plant→ Camera14Camera + Plant→ Photograph15Dark + Photograph→ Negative16Glass + Negative→ Positive17Fire + Water→ Steam18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Fire + Mud→ Brick20Brick + Brick→ Wall21Wall + Water→ Dam22Dam + Steam→ Power23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Glass + Steam→ Mirror26Fire + Fire→ Volcano27Mirror + Volcano→ Echo28Car + Echo→ Reverse29Engine + Sand→ Sandbox30Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft31Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria32Reverse + Terraria→ Rare33Water + Water→ Lake34Lake + Water→ Ocean35Ocean + Water→ Fish36Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish37Fire + Fish→ Sushi38Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi39Lake + Plant→ Lily40Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus41Earth + Earth→ Mountain42Lake + Mountain→ Fjord43Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland44Steam + Wave→ Surf45Surf + Wind→ Surfing46Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing47Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This48Earth + This→ That49Rare + That→ Rather50Power + Rather→ Prefer51Positive + Prefer→ Preferable

What you can make with Preferable

Preferable at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Preferable in Infinite Craft?

Combine Positive with Prefer. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Preferable?

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

Is Preferable hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Preferable?

Only one known combination produces Preferable.

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