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How to Make Surrounding in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AroundWinningSurrounding

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 524 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17AshFirePhoenix
  18. 18AshPhoenixRebirth
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20PlantSteamTea
  21. 21RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  22. 22DeltaRe-TeaDetour
  23. 23AnagramDetourAround
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EngineSteamTrain
  26. 26SteamTrainLocomotive
  27. 27PaperTrainTicket
  28. 28EarthTicketLottery
  29. 29LocomotiveLotteryWinning
  30. 30AroundWinningSurrounding
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Fire→ Ash17Ash + Fire→ Phoenix18Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth19Fire + Water→ Steam20Plant + Steam→ Tea21Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea22Delta + Re-Tea→ Detour23Anagram + Detour→ Around24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Engine + Steam→ Train26Steam + Train→ Locomotive27Paper + Train→ Ticket28Earth + Ticket→ Lottery29Locomotive + Lottery→ Winning30Around + Winning→ Surrounding

Other ways to make Surrounding

4 combinations are known to produce Surrounding. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Surrounding
FirstSecondResult
AroundWinningSurrounding
AroundFindingSurrounding
AroundFailingSurrounding
AroundSupportingSurrounding

What you can make with Surrounding

Surrounding at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Surrounding in Infinite Craft?

Combine Around with Winning. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Surrounding?

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

Is Surrounding 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 Surrounding?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Surrounding, 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.