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How to Make Swimming Upstream in Infinite Craft

Swimming Upstream is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Divorce plus Skinny Dipping. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DivorceSkinny DippingSwimming Upstream

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 26

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7DatingEarthMarriage
  8. 8EarthMarriageDivorce
  9. 9EarthFireLava
  10. 10LavaWaterStone
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13SteamWaveSurf
  14. 14SurfWindSurfing
  15. 15StoneSurfingSkimming
  16. 16DatingDustWedding
  17. 17SkimmingWeddingSkinny Dipping
  18. 18DivorceSkinny DippingSwimming Upstream
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Dating + Earth→ Marriage8Earth + Marriage→ Divorce9Earth + Fire→ Lava10Lava + Water→ Stone11Fire + Water→ Steam12Water + Wind→ Wave13Steam + Wave→ Surf14Surf + Wind→ Surfing15Stone + Surfing→ Skimming16Dating + Dust→ Wedding17Skimming + Wedding→ Skinny Dipping18Divorce + Skinny Dipping→ Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Swimming Upstream in Infinite Craft?

Combine Divorce with Skinny Dipping. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Swimming Upstream?

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

Is Swimming Upstream hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Swimming Upstream?

Only one known combination produces Swimming Upstream.

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