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How to Make SNAFU in Infinite Craft

SNAFU is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Acronym plus Mess. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AcronymMessSNAFU

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 398 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EngineSteamTrain
  25. 25TornadoTrainWreck
  26. 26DustWreckMess
  27. 27AcronymMessSNAFU
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Steam→ Train25Tornado + Train→ Wreck26Dust + Wreck→ Mess27Acronym + Mess→ SNAFU

Other ways to make SNAFU

8 combinations are known to produce SNAFU. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce SNAFU
FirstSecondResult
AcronymMessSNAFU
AcronymMudfishSNAFU
ACRONYMMessSNAFU
AcronymMuddy BunnySNAFU
AcronymGreaseSNAFU
AcronymDrunkardSNAFU
AcronymShutdownSNAFU
New AcronymsShiny CorollaSNAFU

What you can make with SNAFU

SNAFU at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
8
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make SNAFU in Infinite Craft?

Combine Acronym with Mess. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make SNAFU?

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

Is SNAFU hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make SNAFU?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce SNAFU, 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.