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How to Make Reluctant in Infinite Craft

Reluctant is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hesitant plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HesitantSynonymReluctant

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5DustWeedClean
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8FireSunSolar
  9. 9PlantSolarOxygen
  10. 10OxygenWaterHydrogen
  11. 11DandelionHydrogenHelium
  12. 12CleanHeliumHe
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14SandstormWaterOasis
  15. 15OasisPlantDate
  16. 16DateWaterDating
  17. 17DatingEarthMarriage
  18. 18EarthMarriageDivorce
  19. 19WaterWindWave
  20. 20PlantWaveSeaweed
  21. 21SeaweedWaterKelp
  22. 22DivorceKelpSeparate
  23. 23DivorceSeparateApart
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25DustTreeWood
  26. 26FireWoodCampfire
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28CampfireSwampMarshmallow
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30DatingMountainRelationship
  31. 31MarshmallowRelationshipComplicated
  32. 32ApartComplicatedSimple
  33. 33HeSimpleHesitant
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37PlantStoneFossil
  38. 38FireFossilDinosaur
  39. 39SandstormWoodSandal
  40. 40DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  41. 41LakeThesaurusSynonym
  42. 42HesitantSynonymReluctant
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Dust + Weed→ Clean6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Fire + Sun→ Solar9Plant + Solar→ Oxygen10Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen11Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium12Clean + Helium→ He13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis15Oasis + Plant→ Date16Date + Water→ Dating17Dating + Earth→ Marriage18Earth + Marriage→ Divorce19Water + Wind→ Wave20Plant + Wave→ Seaweed21Seaweed + Water→ Kelp22Divorce + Kelp→ Separate23Divorce + Separate→ Apart24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Dust + Tree→ Wood26Fire + Wood→ Campfire27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Campfire + Swamp→ Marshmallow29Earth + Earth→ Mountain30Dating + Mountain→ Relationship31Marshmallow + Relationship→ Complicated32Apart + Complicated→ Simple33He + Simple→ Hesitant34Water + Water→ Lake35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Plant + Stone→ Fossil38Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur39Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal40Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus41Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym42Hesitant + Synonym→ Reluctant

Reluctant at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Reluctant in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hesitant with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Reluctant?

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

Is Reluctant hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Reluctant?

Only one known combination produces Reluctant.

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