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How to Make Rather in Infinite Craft

Rather is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Rare plus That. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RareThatRather

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 503 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustEarthPlanet
  14. 14EngineSandSandbox
  15. 15PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  16. 16MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  17. 17ReverseTerrariaRare
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20OceanWaterFish
  21. 21FishWindFlying Fish
  22. 22FireFishSushi
  23. 23Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  24. 24LakePlantLily
  25. 25Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27LakeMountainFjord
  28. 28FjordVolcanoIceland
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30SurfWindSurfing
  31. 31IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  32. 32Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  33. 33EarthThisThat
  34. 34RareThatRather
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Earth→ Planet14Engine + Sand→ Sandbox15Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft16Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria17Reverse + Terraria→ Rare18Water + Water→ Lake19Lake + Water→ Ocean20Ocean + Water→ Fish21Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish22Fire + Fish→ Sushi23Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi24Lake + Plant→ Lily25Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Lake + Mountain→ Fjord28Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Surf + Wind→ Surfing31Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing32Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This33Earth + This→ That34Rare + That→ Rather

Other ways to make Rather

3 combinations are known to produce Rather. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rather
FirstSecondResult
RareThatRather
AlwaysThanRather
RightThanRather

What you can make with Rather

Rather at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
51
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rather in Infinite Craft?

Combine Rare with That. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rather?

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

Is Rather hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rather?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Rather, 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.