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How to Make Special Needs in Infinite Craft

Special Needs is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Disabled Minority plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Disabled MinorityThesaurusSpecial Needs

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 107

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13BeachSunVacation
  14. 14DustVacationDustin
  15. 15BeachDustinStranger Things
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18Stranger ThingsTreeWill
  19. 19AWillAble
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22WindWineBalloon
  23. 23BalloonDustDust Bunny
  24. 24PlantWaterSwamp
  25. 25FireSwampDragon
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshFirePhoenix
  28. 28DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  29. 29Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  30. 30AbleOppositeDisable
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35FireWaterSteam
  36. 36SteamWaveSurf
  37. 37ContinentSurfAustralia
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39MountainWindAvalanche
  40. 40AvalancheWindSnow
  41. 41AustraliaSnowNo
  42. 42WaterWaterLake
  43. 43LakeWaterOcean
  44. 44NoOceanNot
  45. 45DustPlantPollen
  46. 46PollenWaterHoney
  47. 47HoneyMountainBear
  48. 48PlanetSunSolar System
  49. 49BearSolar SystemUrsa Major
  50. 50NotUrsa MajorMinor
  51. 51SurfWaveSurfer
  52. 52SteamTsunamiTitanic
  53. 53SurferTitanicJack
  54. 54SteamWindCloud
  55. 55FireSteamEngine
  56. 56CloudEngineJet
  57. 57JackJetAce
  58. 58DustEngineVacuum
  59. 59FireVacuumBlack Hole
  60. 60Black HoleEarthHole
  61. 61AceHoleOne
  62. 62MinorOneMinority
  63. 63DisableMinorityDisabled Minority
  64. 64EarthFireLava
  65. 65LavaWaterStone
  66. 66PlantStoneFossil
  67. 67FireFossilDinosaur
  68. 68DustWindSandstorm
  69. 69DustTreeWood
  70. 70SandstormWoodSandal
  71. 71DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  72. 72Disabled MinorityThesaurusSpecial Needs
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Beach + Sun→ Vacation14Dust + Vacation→ Dustin15Beach + Dustin→ Stranger Things16Earth + Water→ Plant17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Stranger Things + Tree→ Will19A + Will→ Able20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Water→ Wine22Wind + Wine→ Balloon23Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny24Plant + Water→ Swamp25Fire + Swamp→ Dragon26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Ash + Fire→ Phoenix28Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang29Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite30Able + Opposite→ Disable31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Tornado + Water→ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunami→ Island34Earth + Island→ Continent35Fire + Water→ Steam36Steam + Wave→ Surf37Continent + Surf→ Australia38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche40Avalanche + Wind→ Snow41Australia + Snow→ No42Water + Water→ Lake43Lake + Water→ Ocean44No + Ocean→ Not45Dust + Plant→ Pollen46Pollen + Water→ Honey47Honey + Mountain→ Bear48Planet + Sun→ Solar System49Bear + Solar System→ Ursa Major50Not + Ursa Major→ Minor51Surf + Wave→ Surfer52Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic53Surfer + Titanic→ Jack54Steam + Wind→ Cloud55Fire + Steam→ Engine56Cloud + Engine→ Jet57Jack + Jet→ Ace58Dust + Engine→ Vacuum59Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole60Black Hole + Earth→ Hole61Ace + Hole→ One62Minor + One→ Minority63Disable + Minority→ Disabled Minority64Earth + Fire→ Lava65Lava + Water→ Stone66Plant + Stone→ Fossil67Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur68Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm69Dust + Tree→ Wood70Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal71Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus72Disabled Minority + Thesaurus→ Special Needs

Special Needs at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
107
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 72 steps

Similar effort to Special Needs, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Special Needs in Infinite Craft?

Combine Disabled Minority with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Special Needs?

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

Is Special Needs hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Special Needs?

Only one known combination produces Special Needs.

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