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How to Make Required Reading in Infinite Craft

Required Reading is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Required plus Subreddit. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RequiredSubredditRequired Reading

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 83

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5GlassWindWindow
  6. 6WindWindowCurtain
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8CurtainMountainStage
  9. 9EarthStageTheater
  10. 10SteamTheaterPlay
  11. 11EarthPlayGame
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DandelionDustWish
  18. 18TreeWishMoney
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21LakeWaterOcean
  22. 22AshOceanSalt
  23. 23MoneySaltSalary
  24. 24Mountain DewSalaryMinimum
  25. 25GameMinimumRequirement
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28PlantStoneFossil
  29. 29FireFossilDinosaur
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31DustTreeWood
  32. 32SandstormWoodSandal
  33. 33DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  34. 34LakeThesaurusSynonym
  35. 35RequirementSynonymNecessary
  36. 36NecessarySynonymRequired
  37. 37DandelionEarthFlower
  38. 38TreeWaterRiver
  39. 39EarthRiverDelta
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42FireSunSolar
  43. 43PlanetSolarSystem
  44. 44FireSystemComputer
  45. 45WindWindTornado
  46. 46TornadoWaterTsunami
  47. 47ComputerTsunamiInternet
  48. 48DeltaInternetReddit
  49. 49FlowerRedditSubreddit
  50. 50RequiredSubredditRequired Reading
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Glass + Wind→ Window6Wind + Window→ Curtain7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Curtain + Mountain→ Stage9Earth + Stage→ Theater10Steam + Theater→ Play11Earth + Play→ Game12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dandelion + Dust→ Wish18Tree + Wish→ Money19Dust + Fire→ Ash20Water + Water→ Lake21Lake + Water→ Ocean22Ash + Ocean→ Salt23Money + Salt→ Salary24Mountain Dew + Salary→ Minimum25Game + Minimum→ Requirement26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Plant + Stone→ Fossil29Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Dust + Tree→ Wood32Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal33Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus34Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym35Requirement + Synonym→ Necessary36Necessary + Synonym→ Required37Dandelion + Earth→ Flower38Tree + Water→ River39Earth + River→ Delta40Dust + Earth→ Planet41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Fire + Sun→ Solar43Planet + Solar→ System44Fire + System→ Computer45Wind + Wind→ Tornado46Tornado + Water→ Tsunami47Computer + Tsunami→ Internet48Delta + Internet→ Reddit49Flower + Reddit→ Subreddit50Required + Subreddit→ Required Reading

Required Reading at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Required Reading in Infinite Craft?

Combine Required with Subreddit. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Required Reading?

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

Is Required Reading hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Required Reading?

Only one known combination produces Required Reading.

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