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How to Make Self-Preservation in Infinite Craft

Self-Preservation is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Safety plus Selfish. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SafetySelfishSelf-Preservation

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 31

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  8. 8SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10Smoke DetectorSteamSteam Detector
  11. 11BalloonSteam DetectorAirbag
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14AirbagCarSafety
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17SandWaterBeach
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19FireGlassLens
  20. 20LensPlantCamera
  21. 21BeachCameraSelfie
  22. 22SelfieSwampSelfish
  23. 23SafetySelfishSelf-Preservation
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Plant + Water→ Swamp7Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap8Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector9Fire + Water→ Steam10Smoke Detector + Steam→ Steam Detector11Balloon + Steam Detector→ Airbag12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Plant→ Car14Airbag + Car→ Safety15Water + Wind→ Wave16Earth + Wave→ Sand17Sand + Water→ Beach18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Fire + Glass→ Lens20Lens + Plant→ Camera21Beach + Camera→ Selfie22Selfie + Swamp→ Selfish23Safety + Selfish→ Self-Preservation

What you can make with Self-Preservation

Self-Preservation at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

Similar effort to Self-Preservation, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Self-Preservation in Infinite Craft?

Combine Safety with Selfish. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Self-Preservation?

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

Is Self-Preservation hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Self-Preservation?

Only one known combination produces Self-Preservation.

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