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How to Make Realist in Infinite Craft

Realist is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Optimist plus Truth. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OptimistTruthRealist

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 305 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEarthPlanet
  5. 5EarthPlanetMoon
  6. 6MoonWindWerewolf
  7. 7EngineWerewolfTransformer
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10AshPlantTobacco
  11. 11PlanetTobaccoUranus
  12. 12UranusWaterUrine
  13. 13TransformerUrineOptimist
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15PlantSmokeIncense
  16. 16IncenseSmokePrayer
  17. 17SmokeWaterFog
  18. 18FogPrayerPriest
  19. 19PrayerPriestConfession
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWindSeed
  22. 22ConfessionSeedTruth
  23. 23OptimistTruthRealist
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Earth→ Planet5Earth + Planet→ Moon6Moon + Wind→ Werewolf7Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Earth + Water→ Plant10Ash + Plant→ Tobacco11Planet + Tobacco→ Uranus12Uranus + Water→ Urine13Transformer + Urine→ Optimist14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Plant + Smoke→ Incense16Incense + Smoke→ Prayer17Smoke + Water→ Fog18Fog + Prayer→ Priest19Prayer + Priest→ Confession20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Wind→ Seed22Confession + Seed→ Truth23Optimist + Truth→ Realist

Other ways to make Realist

5 combinations are known to produce Realist. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Realist
FirstSecondResult
OptimistTruthRealist
NotPollyannaRealist
RealizeStopRealist
NegativeOptimistRealist
NegativePessimistRealist

What you can make with Realist

Realist at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
30
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Realist in Infinite Craft?

Combine Optimist with Truth. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Realist?

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

Is Realist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Realist?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Realist, 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.