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How to Make Surprising in Infinite Craft

Surprising is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Reverse plus Shocking. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ReverseShockingSurprising

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 262 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12EngineWindWindmill
  13. 13WindWindmillElectricity
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16FogWaterIce
  17. 17IceVolcanoIce Cream
  18. 18Ice CreamWaterMilkshake
  19. 19FireMilkshakeHot Fudge Sundae
  20. 20ElectricityHot Fudge SundaeShocking
  21. 21ReverseShockingSurprising
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Engine + Wind→ Windmill13Wind + Windmill→ Electricity14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Smoke + Water→ Fog16Fog + Water→ Ice17Ice + Volcano→ Ice Cream18Ice Cream + Water→ Milkshake19Fire + Milkshake→ Hot Fudge Sundae20Electricity + Hot Fudge Sundae→ Shocking21Reverse + Shocking→ Surprising

Other ways to make Surprising

2 combinations are known to produce Surprising. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Surprising
FirstSecondResult
ReverseShockingSurprising
OppositeShockingSurprising

Surprising at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
26
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Surprising in Infinite Craft?

Combine Reverse with Shocking. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Surprising?

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

Is Surprising hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Surprising?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Surprising, 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.