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How to Make Struggle in Infinite Craft

Struggle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Goal plus Preventions. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GoalPreventionsStruggle

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 77

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustWindSandstorm
  5. 5SandstormWindDust Storm
  6. 6Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  7. 7Dust BowlMudMud Bowl
  8. 8MudMud BowlFootball
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10FootballMountainGoal
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionEarthFlower
  14. 14FlowerPlantGarden
  15. 15FlowerGardenBouquet
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17TreeWaterRiver
  18. 18RiverTreePaper
  19. 19BouquetPaperCard
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoTornadoHurricane
  22. 22TornadoWaterTsunami
  23. 23HurricaneTsunamiDisaster
  24. 24WaterWindWave
  25. 25EarthWaveSand
  26. 26FireSandGlass
  27. 27GlassMountainCrystal
  28. 28CrystalTornadoCrystal Ball
  29. 29Crystal BallTsunamiPrediction
  30. 30DisasterPredictionPrevention
  31. 31CardPreventionPrevent
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheWindSnow
  34. 34SnowTreeChristmas
  35. 35FireFireVolcano
  36. 36DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  37. 37ChristmasFireworksNew Year
  38. 38EarthNew YearResolution
  39. 39MountainSandPyramid
  40. 40PyramidWaterTomb
  41. 41TombWaterMoses
  42. 42MosesWaterParting
  43. 43FireWindSmoke
  44. 44SmokeWaterFog
  45. 45FireSteamEngine
  46. 46EnginePlantCar
  47. 47CarEarthTire
  48. 48FogTireSkid
  49. 49PartingSkidWays
  50. 50ResolutionWaysSolutions
  51. 51PreventSolutionsPreventions
  52. 52GoalPreventionsStruggle
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm5Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm6Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl7Dust Bowl + Mud→ Mud Bowl8Mud + Mud Bowl→ Football9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Football + Mountain→ Goal11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Earth→ Flower14Flower + Plant→ Garden15Flower + Garden→ Bouquet16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Tree + Water→ River18River + Tree→ Paper19Bouquet + Paper→ Card20Wind + Wind→ Tornado21Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane22Tornado + Water→ Tsunami23Hurricane + Tsunami→ Disaster24Water + Wind→ Wave25Earth + Wave→ Sand26Fire + Sand→ Glass27Glass + Mountain→ Crystal28Crystal + Tornado→ Crystal Ball29Crystal Ball + Tsunami→ Prediction30Disaster + Prediction→ Prevention31Card + Prevention→ Prevent32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Wind→ Snow34Snow + Tree→ Christmas35Fire + Fire→ Volcano36Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks37Christmas + Fireworks→ New Year38Earth + New Year→ Resolution39Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid40Pyramid + Water→ Tomb41Tomb + Water→ Moses42Moses + Water→ Parting43Fire + Wind→ Smoke44Smoke + Water→ Fog45Fire + Steam→ Engine46Engine + Plant→ Car47Car + Earth→ Tire48Fog + Tire→ Skid49Parting + Skid→ Ways50Resolution + Ways→ Solutions51Prevent + Solutions→ Preventions52Goal + Preventions→ Struggle

What you can make with Struggle

Struggle at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
40
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Struggle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Goal with Preventions. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Struggle?

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

Is Struggle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Struggle?

Only one known combination produces Struggle.

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