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How to Make Than Why in Infinite Craft

Than Why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Than That plus Why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Than ThatWhyThan Why

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8FireSunSolar
  9. 9PlanetSolarSystem
  10. 10FireSystemComputer
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13PlantSteamTea
  14. 14ComputerTeaTech Support
  15. 15LakeTech SupportHelp Desk
  16. 16Flying FishHelp DeskIT
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28NoOceanNot
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30DustTreeWood
  31. 31FireWoodCampfire
  32. 32CampfireLakeS’more
  33. 33S’moreWindSmore
  34. 34NotSmoreMore
  35. 35FireFishSushi
  36. 36Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  37. 37LakePlantLily
  38. 38Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  39. 39LakeMountainFjord
  40. 40FireFireVolcano
  41. 41FjordVolcanoIceland
  42. 42SurfWindSurfing
  43. 43IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  44. 44Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  45. 45EarthThisThat
  46. 46MoreThatMore Than That
  47. 47ITMore Than ThatThan That
  48. 48EarthFlying FishBird
  49. 49BirdEarthChicken
  50. 50FireSteamEngine
  51. 51EarthEngineTractor
  52. 52MountainTractorBulldozer
  53. 53BulldozerMountainRoad
  54. 54ChickenRoadWhy
  55. 55Than ThatWhyThan Why
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Fire + Sun→ Solar9Planet + Solar→ System10Fire + System→ Computer11Earth + Water→ Plant12Fire + Water→ Steam13Plant + Steam→ Tea14Computer + Tea→ Tech Support15Lake + Tech Support→ Help Desk16Flying Fish + Help Desk→ IT17Wind + Wind→ Tornado18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunami→ Island20Earth + Island→ Continent21Water + Wind→ Wave22Steam + Wave→ Surf23Continent + Surf→ Australia24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche26Avalanche + Wind→ Snow27Australia + Snow→ No28No + Ocean→ Not29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Dust + Tree→ Wood31Fire + Wood→ Campfire32Campfire + Lake→ S’more33S’more + Wind→ Smore34Not + Smore→ More35Fire + Fish→ Sushi36Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi37Lake + Plant→ Lily38Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus39Lake + Mountain→ Fjord40Fire + Fire→ Volcano41Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland42Surf + Wind→ Surfing43Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing44Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This45Earth + This→ That46More + That→ More Than That47IT + More Than That→ Than That48Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird49Bird + Earth→ Chicken50Fire + Steam→ Engine51Earth + Engine→ Tractor52Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer53Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road54Chicken + Road→ Why55Than That + Why→ Than Why

What you can make with Than Why

Than Why at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Than Why in Infinite Craft?

Combine Than That with Why. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Than Why?

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

Is Than Why hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Than Why?

Only one known combination produces Than Why.

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