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How to Make Rough Theory in Infinite Craft

Rough Theory is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Roughly plus Theory. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RoughlyTheoryRough Theory

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4DustTreeWood
  5. 5FireWoodCampfire
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7CampfireSwampMarshmallow
  8. 8DustWindSandstorm
  9. 9SandstormWaterOasis
  10. 10OasisPlantDate
  11. 11DateWaterDating
  12. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13DatingMountainRelationship
  14. 14MarshmallowRelationshipComplicated
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16DustPlantPollen
  17. 17AshPollenCough
  18. 18EarthFireLava
  19. 19LavaWaterStone
  20. 20LavaStoneObsidian
  21. 21EarthObsidianDiamond
  22. 22CoughDiamondRough
  23. 23ComplicatedRoughRoughly
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25SteamWindCloud
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeMountainFjord
  28. 28FjordMountainNorway
  29. 29AshNorwayOslo
  30. 30FireOsloNobel
  31. 31CloudNobelEinstein
  32. 32EinsteinLakeTheory
  33. 33RoughlyTheoryRough Theory
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Dust + Tree→ Wood5Fire + Wood→ Campfire6Plant + Water→ Swamp7Campfire + Swamp→ Marshmallow8Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm9Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis10Oasis + Plant→ Date11Date + Water→ Dating12Earth + Earth→ Mountain13Dating + Mountain→ Relationship14Marshmallow + Relationship→ Complicated15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Dust + Plant→ Pollen17Ash + Pollen→ Cough18Earth + Fire→ Lava19Lava + Water→ Stone20Lava + Stone→ Obsidian21Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond22Cough + Diamond→ Rough23Complicated + Rough→ Roughly24Fire + Water→ Steam25Steam + Wind→ Cloud26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Mountain→ Fjord28Fjord + Mountain→ Norway29Ash + Norway→ Oslo30Fire + Oslo→ Nobel31Cloud + Nobel→ Einstein32Einstein + Lake→ Theory33Roughly + Theory→ Rough Theory

Rough Theory at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rough Theory in Infinite Craft?

Combine Roughly with Theory. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rough Theory?

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

Is Rough Theory hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rough Theory?

Only one known combination produces Rough Theory.

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