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How to Make Preferential in Infinite Craft

Preferential is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opportunity plus Prefer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OpportunityPreferPreferential

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 746 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6SandstormWindDust Storm
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8PlanetSandstormMars
  9. 9Dust StormMarsMars Rover
  10. 10GlassMars RoverBroken Mars Rover
  11. 11Broken Mars RoverWaterOpportunity
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13EarthSteamMud
  14. 14FireMudBrick
  15. 15BrickBrickWall
  16. 16WallWaterDam
  17. 17DamSteamPower
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EarthWaterPlant
  20. 20EnginePlantCar
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22FireFireVolcano
  23. 23MirrorVolcanoEcho
  24. 24CarEchoReverse
  25. 25EngineSandSandbox
  26. 26PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  27. 27MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  28. 28ReverseTerrariaRare
  29. 29WaterWaterLake
  30. 30LakeWaterOcean
  31. 31OceanWaterFish
  32. 32FishWindFlying Fish
  33. 33FireFishSushi
  34. 34Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  35. 35LakePlantLily
  36. 36Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38LakeMountainFjord
  39. 39FjordVolcanoIceland
  40. 40SteamWaveSurf
  41. 41SurfWindSurfing
  42. 42IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  43. 43Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  44. 44EarthThisThat
  45. 45RareThatRather
  46. 46PowerRatherPrefer
  47. 47OpportunityPreferPreferential
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars9Dust Storm + Mars→ Mars Rover10Glass + Mars Rover→ Broken Mars Rover11Broken Mars Rover + Water→ Opportunity12Fire + Water→ Steam13Earth + Steam→ Mud14Fire + Mud→ Brick15Brick + Brick→ Wall16Wall + Water→ Dam17Dam + Steam→ Power18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Earth + Water→ Plant20Engine + Plant→ Car21Glass + Steam→ Mirror22Fire + Fire→ Volcano23Mirror + Volcano→ Echo24Car + Echo→ Reverse25Engine + Sand→ Sandbox26Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft27Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria28Reverse + Terraria→ Rare29Water + Water→ Lake30Lake + Water→ Ocean31Ocean + Water→ Fish32Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish33Fire + Fish→ Sushi34Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi35Lake + Plant→ Lily36Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus37Earth + Earth→ Mountain38Lake + Mountain→ Fjord39Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland40Steam + Wave→ Surf41Surf + Wind→ Surfing42Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing43Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This44Earth + This→ That45Rare + That→ Rather46Power + Rather→ Prefer47Opportunity + Prefer→ Preferential

Other ways to make Preferential

6 combinations are known to produce Preferential. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Preferential
FirstSecondResult
OpportunityPreferPreferential
PreferStandPreferential
PreferThoughtPreferential
PreferWhoPreferential
PreferWherePreferential
PreferThePreferential

What you can make with Preferential

Preferential at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Preferential in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opportunity with Prefer. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Preferential?

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

Is Preferential hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Preferential?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Preferential, 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.