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How to Make Principles in Infinite Craft

Principles is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lives plus Principal. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LivesPrincipalPrinciples

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 512 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3DustWindSandstorm
  4. 4PlanetSandstormMars
  5. 5EarthMarsLife
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7TornadoWaterTsunami
  8. 8EarthTsunamiIsland
  9. 9EarthIslandContinent
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13ContinentSurfAustralia
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17AustraliaSnowNo
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20NoOceanNot
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22DustEngineVacuum
  23. 23FireVacuumBlack Hole
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25NotSingularityPlural
  26. 26LifePluralLives
  27. 27EngineSteamTrain
  28. 28DustTrainDustbin
  29. 29EarthWaterPlant
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31DandelionWindSeed
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33SeedTreeApple
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35AshTreePencil
  36. 36ApplePencilTeacher
  37. 37DustbinTeacherPrincipal
  38. 38LivesPrincipalPrinciples
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm4Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars5Earth + Mars→ Life6Wind + Wind→ Tornado7Tornado + Water→ Tsunami8Earth + Tsunami→ Island9Earth + Island→ Continent10Fire + Water→ Steam11Water + Wind→ Wave12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Continent + Surf→ Australia14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Australia + Snow→ No18Water + Water→ Lake19Lake + Water→ Ocean20No + Ocean→ Not21Fire + Steam→ Engine22Dust + Engine→ Vacuum23Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Not + Singularity→ Plural26Life + Plural→ Lives27Engine + Steam→ Train28Dust + Train→ Dustbin29Earth + Water→ Plant30Plant + Wind→ Dandelion31Dandelion + Wind→ Seed32Earth + Plant→ Tree33Seed + Tree→ Apple34Dust + Fire→ Ash35Ash + Tree→ Pencil36Apple + Pencil→ Teacher37Dustbin + Teacher→ Principal38Lives + Principal→ Principles

Other ways to make Principles

2 combinations are known to produce Principles. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Principles
FirstSecondResult
LivesPrincipalPrinciples
Present TensePrincipalsPrinciples

What you can make with Principles

Principles at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
38
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Principles in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lives with Principal. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Principles?

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

Is Principles hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Principles?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Principles, 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.