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How to Make Thanwhy in Infinite Craft

Thanwhy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Than plus Why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ThanWhyThanwhy

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8LensSunSunburn
  9. 9FireSunburnPain
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11DustPlantPollen
  12. 12PollenWaterHoney
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14HoneyMountainBear
  15. 15GlassSandHourglass
  16. 16FireHourglassTime
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19WindWineBalloon
  20. 20EarthPlantTree
  21. 21BalloonTreeBonsai
  22. 22BonsaiMountainZen
  23. 23TimeZenNow
  24. 24BearNowThen
  25. 25PainThenThan
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28OceanWaterFish
  29. 29FishWindFlying Fish
  30. 30EarthFlying FishBird
  31. 31BirdEarthChicken
  32. 32FireWaterSteam
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34EarthEngineTractor
  35. 35MountainTractorBulldozer
  36. 36BulldozerMountainRoad
  37. 37ChickenRoadWhy
  38. 38ThanWhyThanwhy
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Glass→ Lens5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Lens + Sun→ Sunburn9Fire + Sunburn→ Pain10Earth + Water→ Plant11Dust + Plant→ Pollen12Pollen + Water→ Honey13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Honey + Mountain→ Bear15Glass + Sand→ Hourglass16Fire + Hourglass→ Time17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Wind + Wine→ Balloon20Earth + Plant→ Tree21Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai22Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen23Time + Zen→ Now24Bear + Now→ Then25Pain + Then→ Than26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Water→ Ocean28Ocean + Water→ Fish29Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish30Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird31Bird + Earth→ Chicken32Fire + Water→ Steam33Fire + Steam→ Engine34Earth + Engine→ Tractor35Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer36Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road37Chicken + Road→ Why38Than + Why→ Thanwhy

What you can make with Thanwhy

Thanwhy at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thanwhy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Than with Why. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thanwhy?

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

Is Thanwhy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thanwhy?

Only one known combination produces Thanwhy.

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