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How to Make Reason in Infinite Craft

Reason is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Because plus Life. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BecauseLifeReason

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2321 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5FishWindFlying Fish
  6. 6EarthFlying FishBird
  7. 7BirdEarthChicken
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12MountainTractorBulldozer
  13. 13BulldozerMountainRoad
  14. 14ChickenRoadWhy
  15. 15DustWhyBecause
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18PlanetSandstormMars
  19. 19EarthMarsLife
  20. 20BecauseLifeReason
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish6Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird7Bird + Earth→ Chicken8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Engine→ Tractor12Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer13Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road14Chicken + Road→ Why15Dust + Why→ Because16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars19Earth + Mars→ Life20Because + Life→ Reason

Other ways to make Reason

21 combinations are known to produce Reason. Here are 21 of them.

What you can make with Reason

Reason at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
23
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
21
ways to make it
Used in
40
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Reason in Infinite Craft?

Combine Because with Life. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Reason?

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

Is Reason 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 Reason?

Yes. 21 combinations are known to produce Reason, 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.