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How to Make Rules of Thumb in Infinite Craft

Rules of Thumb is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Rules plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RulesThesaurusRules of Thumb

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireMudBrick
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12BrickFjordLego
  13. 13BookLegoInstructions
  14. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15DandelionEarthFlower
  16. 16EarthRiverDelta
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20FireSunSolar
  21. 21PlanetSolarSystem
  22. 22FireSystemComputer
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25ComputerTsunamiInternet
  26. 26DeltaInternetReddit
  27. 27FlowerRedditSubreddit
  28. 28InstructionsSubredditRules
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30LavaWaterStone
  31. 31PlantStoneFossil
  32. 32FireFossilDinosaur
  33. 33DustWindSandstorm
  34. 34DustTreeWood
  35. 35SandstormWoodSandal
  36. 36DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  37. 37RulesThesaurusRules of Thumb
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Fire + Water→ Steam7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Fire + Mud→ Brick9Water + Water→ Lake10Earth + Earth→ Mountain11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Brick + Fjord→ Lego13Book + Lego→ Instructions14Plant + Wind→ Dandelion15Dandelion + Earth→ Flower16Earth + River→ Delta17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Fire + Sun→ Solar21Planet + Solar→ System22Fire + System→ Computer23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Computer + Tsunami→ Internet26Delta + Internet→ Reddit27Flower + Reddit→ Subreddit28Instructions + Subreddit→ Rules29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Lava + Water→ Stone31Plant + Stone→ Fossil32Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur33Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm34Dust + Tree→ Wood35Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal36Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus37Rules + Thesaurus→ Rules of Thumb

Rules of Thumb at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rules of Thumb in Infinite Craft?

Combine Rules with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rules of Thumb?

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

Is Rules of Thumb hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rules of Thumb?

Only one known combination produces Rules of Thumb.

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