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How to Make Softening in Infinite Craft

Softening is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Harding. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymHardingSoftening

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21PlantSteamTea
  22. 22EarthTeaTeapot
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EngineSteamTrain
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionPlantWeed
  27. 27TrainWeedTrainwreck
  28. 28TeapotTrainwreckTeapot Dome Scandal
  29. 29TeaTeapot Dome ScandalHarding
  30. 30AntonymHardingSoftening
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstormโ†’ Quicksand7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Quicksand + Steamโ†’ Slow9Fire + Slowโ†’ Stop10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil14Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood17Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym20Stop + Synonymโ†’ Antonym21Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea22Earth + Teaโ†’ Teapot23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Engine + Steamโ†’ Train25Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion26Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed27Train + Weedโ†’ Trainwreck28Teapot + Trainwreckโ†’ Teapot Dome Scandal29Tea + Teapot Dome Scandalโ†’ Harding30Antonym + Hardingโ†’ Softening

Softening at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Softening in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Harding. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Softening?

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

Is Softening hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Softening?

Only one known combination produces Softening.

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