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How to Make Reader’s Digest in Infinite Craft

Reader’s Digest is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Family plus Magazine. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FamilyMagazineReader’s Digest

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 27

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustWindSandstorm
  4. 4SandstormWaterOasis
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8DatingMountainRelationship
  9. 9PlantRelationshipFamily
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWaterRiver
  12. 12RiverTreePaper
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionWindSeed
  15. 15SeedTreeApple
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18AppleTsunamiiPad
  19. 19PaperiPadMagazine
  20. 20FamilyMagazineReader’s Digest
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm4Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Dating + Mountain→ Relationship9Plant + Relationship→ Family10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Water→ River12River + Tree→ Paper13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Wind→ Seed15Seed + Tree→ Apple16Wind + Wind→ Tornado17Tornado + Water→ Tsunami18Apple + Tsunami→ iPad19Paper + iPad→ Magazine20Family + Magazine→ Reader’s Digest

What you can make with Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
27
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
7
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Reader’s Digest in Infinite Craft?

Combine Family with Magazine. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Reader’s Digest?

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

Is Reader’s Digest hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Reader’s Digest?

Only one known combination produces Reader’s Digest.

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