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How to Make Saw It Coming in Infinite Craft

Saw It Coming is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Optical Illusion plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Optical IllusionPast TenseSaw It Coming

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 542 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7SandstormWaterOasis
  8. 8OasisWaterMirage
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10MirageSmokeIllusion
  11. 11CarIllusionOptical Illusion
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSandHourglass
  17. 17FireHourglassTime
  18. 18AshTimeHistory
  19. 19GlassSteamMirror
  20. 20HistoryMirrorPast
  21. 21SmokeWaterFog
  22. 22FogPlantMushroom
  23. 23EarthMushroomToadstool
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionPlantWeed
  26. 26ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  27. 27OasisPlantDate
  28. 28DateWaterDating
  29. 29DatingEarthMarriage
  30. 30EarthMarriageDivorce
  31. 31DandelionDustWish
  32. 32WaterWishGenie
  33. 33DivorceGenieSingle
  34. 34Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  35. 35PastTriplePast Tense
  36. 36Optical IllusionPast TenseSaw It Coming
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm7Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis8Oasis + Water→ Mirage9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Mirage + Smoke→ Illusion11Car + Illusion→ Optical Illusion12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Sand→ Hourglass17Fire + Hourglass→ Time18Ash + Time→ History19Glass + Steam→ Mirror20History + Mirror→ Past21Smoke + Water→ Fog22Fog + Plant→ Mushroom23Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Plant→ Weed26Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom27Oasis + Plant→ Date28Date + Water→ Dating29Dating + Earth→ Marriage30Earth + Marriage→ Divorce31Dandelion + Dust→ Wish32Water + Wish→ Genie33Divorce + Genie→ Single34Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple35Past + Triple→ Past Tense36Optical Illusion + Past Tense→ Saw It Coming

Other ways to make Saw It Coming

2 combinations are known to produce Saw It Coming. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Saw It Coming
FirstSecondResult
Optical IllusionPast TenseSaw It Coming
Optical IllusionPast tenseSaw It Coming

Saw It Coming at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Saw It Coming, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Saw It Coming in Infinite Craft?

Combine Optical Illusion with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Saw It Coming?

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

Is Saw It Coming hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Saw It Coming?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Saw It Coming, 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.