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How to Make Pretender in Infinite Craft

Pretender is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Interceptor. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramInterceptorPretender

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthSandDesert
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20PlanetSteamSteampunk
  21. 21GlassSteampunkSteampunk Glasses
  22. 22DesertSteampunk GlassesMad Max
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25FogPlanetVenus
  26. 26EngineVenusV8
  27. 27Mad MaxV8Interceptor
  28. 28AnagramInterceptorPretender
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Earth + Sandโ†’ Desert16Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass17Earth + Windโ†’ Dust18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam20Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk21Glass + Steampunkโ†’ Steampunk Glasses22Desert + Steampunk Glassesโ†’ Mad Max23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog25Fog + Planetโ†’ Venus26Engine + Venusโ†’ V827Mad Max + V8โ†’ Interceptor28Anagram + Interceptorโ†’ Pretender

Pretender at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pretender in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Interceptor. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pretender?

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

Is Pretender hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pretender?

Only one known combination produces Pretender.

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