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How to Make Smothering in Infinite Craft

Smothering is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mother plus Pleasing. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MotherPleasingSmothering

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6SandstormWaterOasis
  7. 7OasisPlantDate
  8. 8DateWaterDating
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10DatingMountainRelationship
  11. 11LilyRelationshipMother
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14SandWaterBeach
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16EarthGlassBottle
  17. 17BeachBottleMessage
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20SurfWindSurfing
  21. 21MessageSurfingTexting
  22. 22TextingWaterAutocorrect
  23. 23AutocorrectPlantPlan
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28SandstormStoneSphinx
  29. 29FogSphinxRiddle
  30. 30RiddleWindAnswer
  31. 31AnswerSteamQuestion
  32. 32GlassSandHourglass
  33. 33FireHourglassTime
  34. 34QuestionTimeWhen
  35. 35PlanWhenPlanning
  36. 36PlantSmokeIncense
  37. 37IncenseWaterPerfume
  38. 38WindWindTornado
  39. 39TornadoWaterTsunami
  40. 40EarthTsunamiIsland
  41. 41EarthIslandContinent
  42. 42ContinentSurfAustralia
  43. 43MountainWindAvalanche
  44. 44AvalancheWindSnow
  45. 45AustraliaSnowNo
  46. 46DustNoYes
  47. 47PerfumeYesPlease
  48. 48PlanningPleasePleasing
  49. 49MotherPleasingSmothering
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis7Oasis + Plant→ Date8Date + Water→ Dating9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Dating + Mountain→ Relationship11Lily + Relationship→ Mother12Water + Wind→ Wave13Earth + Wave→ Sand14Sand + Water→ Beach15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Earth + Glass→ Bottle17Beach + Bottle→ Message18Fire + Water→ Steam19Steam + Wave→ Surf20Surf + Wind→ Surfing21Message + Surfing→ Texting22Texting + Water→ Autocorrect23Autocorrect + Plant→ Plan24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Smoke + Water→ Fog26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx29Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle30Riddle + Wind→ Answer31Answer + Steam→ Question32Glass + Sand→ Hourglass33Fire + Hourglass→ Time34Question + Time→ When35Plan + When→ Planning36Plant + Smoke→ Incense37Incense + Water→ Perfume38Wind + Wind→ Tornado39Tornado + Water→ Tsunami40Earth + Tsunami→ Island41Earth + Island→ Continent42Continent + Surf→ Australia43Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche44Avalanche + Wind→ Snow45Australia + Snow→ No46Dust + No→ Yes47Perfume + Yes→ Please48Planning + Please→ Pleasing49Mother + Pleasing→ Smothering

Smothering at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

Similar effort to Smothering, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Smothering in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mother with Pleasing. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Smothering?

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

Is Smothering hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Smothering?

Only one known combination produces Smothering.

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