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How to Make Substituting in Infinite Craft

Substituting is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Plural plus Subbing. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PluralSubbingSubstituting

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 68

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  21. 21NotSingularityPlural
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  25. 25AvalancheEngineSnowmobile
  26. 26Mountain DewSnowmobileMountain Dewmoblie
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28WaterWeedBong
  29. 29EarthWaveSand
  30. 30DandelionWaterWine
  31. 31SandWineSandwich
  32. 32BongSandwichSub
  33. 33Mountain DewmoblieSubSub Dew
  34. 34ContinentMountainAsia
  35. 35AsiaFireChina
  36. 36FireWindSmoke
  37. 37SmokeWaterFog
  38. 38FogWaterIce
  39. 39ChinaIceBing
  40. 40MountainMountainMountain Range
  41. 41FireFireVolcano
  42. 42Mountain RangeVolcanoYellowstone
  43. 43Mountain RangeYellowstoneSuper Volcano
  44. 44BingSuper VolcanoSuper Bing
  45. 45Sub DewSuper BingSubbing
  46. 46PluralSubbingSubstituting
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Dust + Engine→ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole20Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity21Not + Singularity→ Plural22Earth + Water→ Plant23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew25Avalanche + Engine→ Snowmobile26Mountain Dew + Snowmobile→ Mountain Dewmoblie27Dandelion + Plant→ Weed28Water + Weed→ Bong29Earth + Wave→ Sand30Dandelion + Water→ Wine31Sand + Wine→ Sandwich32Bong + Sandwich→ Sub33Mountain Dewmoblie + Sub→ Sub Dew34Continent + Mountain→ Asia35Asia + Fire→ China36Fire + Wind→ Smoke37Smoke + Water→ Fog38Fog + Water→ Ice39China + Ice→ Bing40Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range41Fire + Fire→ Volcano42Mountain Range + Volcano→ Yellowstone43Mountain Range + Yellowstone→ Super Volcano44Bing + Super Volcano→ Super Bing45Sub Dew + Super Bing→ Subbing46Plural + Subbing→ Substituting

Substituting at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Substituting in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plural with Subbing. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Substituting?

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

Is Substituting hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Substituting?

Only one known combination produces Substituting.

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