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How to Make Thanbus in Infinite Craft

Thanbus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bus plus Than. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BusThanThanbus

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4EarthSteamMud
  5. 5FireMudBrick
  6. 6BrickWindHouse
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineSteamTrain
  9. 9HouseTrainStation
  10. 10AshStationBus
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14FireGlassLens
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16FirePlanetSun
  17. 17LensSunSunburn
  18. 18FireSunburnPain
  19. 19EarthWaterPlant
  20. 20DustPlantPollen
  21. 21PollenWaterHoney
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23HoneyMountainBear
  24. 24GlassSandHourglass
  25. 25FireHourglassTime
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28WindWineBalloon
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30BalloonTreeBonsai
  31. 31BonsaiMountainZen
  32. 32TimeZenNow
  33. 33BearNowThen
  34. 34PainThenThan
  35. 35BusThanThanbus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Earth + Steam→ Mud5Fire + Mud→ Brick6Brick + Wind→ House7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Steam→ Train9House + Train→ Station10Ash + Station→ Bus11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Fire + Sand→ Glass14Fire + Glass→ Lens15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Fire + Planet→ Sun17Lens + Sun→ Sunburn18Fire + Sunburn→ Pain19Earth + Water→ Plant20Dust + Plant→ Pollen21Pollen + Water→ Honey22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Honey + Mountain→ Bear24Glass + Sand→ Hourglass25Fire + Hourglass→ Time26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Wind + Wine→ Balloon29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai31Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen32Time + Zen→ Now33Bear + Now→ Then34Pain + Then→ Than35Bus + Than→ Thanbus

What you can make with Thanbus

Thanbus at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
16
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thanbus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bus with Than. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thanbus?

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

Is Thanbus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thanbus?

Only one known combination produces Thanbus.

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