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How to Make Preference in Infinite Craft

Preference is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Power plus Prefer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PowerPreferPreference

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 687 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 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
  41. 41PowerPreferPreference
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→ Prefer41Power + Prefer→ Preference

Other ways to make Preference

7 combinations are known to produce Preference. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Preference
FirstSecondResult
PowerPreferPreference
PreferSurrenderPreference
FatherPreferPreference
PreferWhyPreference
PreferSuccessPreference
PreferWorsePreference
PreferWhosePreference

What you can make with Preference

Preference at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Preference in Infinite Craft?

Combine Power with Prefer. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Preference?

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

Is Preference hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Preference?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Preference, 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.