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How to Make Ratherwhen in Infinite Craft

Ratherwhen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ratherwhere plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RatherwhereSynonymRatherwhen

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 85

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 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
  35. 35PlantWaterSwamp
  36. 36FireSwampDragon
  37. 37PlantWindDandelion
  38. 38DragonSwampLizard
  39. 39DandelionLizardChameleon
  40. 40ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  41. 41DustFireAsh
  42. 42AshFirePhoenix
  43. 43DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  44. 44WindYin YangFeng Shui
  45. 45CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  46. 46DragonHide and SeekWhere
  47. 47RatherWhereRatherwhere
  48. 48EarthFireLava
  49. 49LavaWaterStone
  50. 50PlantStoneFossil
  51. 51FireFossilDinosaur
  52. 52DustWindSandstorm
  53. 53EarthPlantTree
  54. 54DustTreeWood
  55. 55SandstormWoodSandal
  56. 56DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  57. 57LakeThesaurusSynonym
  58. 58RatherwhereSynonymRatherwhen
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→ Rather35Plant + Water→ Swamp36Fire + Swamp→ Dragon37Plant + Wind→ Dandelion38Dragon + Swamp→ Lizard39Dandelion + Lizard→ Chameleon40Chameleon + Water→ Camouflage41Dust + Fire→ Ash42Ash + Fire→ Phoenix43Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang44Wind + Yin Yang→ Feng Shui45Camouflage + Feng Shui→ Hide and Seek46Dragon + Hide and Seek→ Where47Rather + Where→ Ratherwhere48Earth + Fire→ Lava49Lava + Water→ Stone50Plant + Stone→ Fossil51Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur52Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm53Earth + Plant→ Tree54Dust + Tree→ Wood55Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal56Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus57Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym58Ratherwhere + Synonym→ Ratherwhen

Ratherwhen at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 58 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ratherwhen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ratherwhere with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ratherwhen?

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

Is Ratherwhen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ratherwhen?

Only one known combination produces Ratherwhen.

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