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How to Make The 5 in Infinite Craft

The 5 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus The 6. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotThe 6The 5

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 54

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19WindWineBalloon
  20. 20BalloonFirePop
  21. 21PopWineChampagne
  22. 22ChampagneLakeLake Champlain
  23. 23FireLake ChamplainBurlington
  24. 24BurlingtonLakeOntario
  25. 25EarthOntarioToronto
  26. 26PlantWaterSwamp
  27. 27DandelionSwampFrog
  28. 28FireFrogBoiling Frog
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31Boiling FrogPlanetKermit
  32. 32PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  33. 33KermitVenus FlytrapKermit the Frog
  34. 34SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  35. 35Kermit the FrogSwamp ThingSwamp Kermit
  36. 36FrogSwamp Kermitthe
  37. 37TorontotheThe 6
  38. 38NotThe 6The 5
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Wind + Wine→ Balloon20Balloon + Fire→ Pop21Pop + Wine→ Champagne22Champagne + Lake→ Lake Champlain23Fire + Lake Champlain→ Burlington24Burlington + Lake→ Ontario25Earth + Ontario→ Toronto26Plant + Water→ Swamp27Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog28Fire + Frog→ Boiling Frog29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Boiling Frog + Planet→ Kermit32Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap33Kermit + Venus Flytrap→ Kermit the Frog34Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing35Kermit the Frog + Swamp Thing→ Swamp Kermit36Frog + Swamp Kermit→ the37Toronto + the→ The 638Not + The 6→ The 5

The 5 at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The 5 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with The 6. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The 5?

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

Is The 5 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 The 5?

Only one known combination produces The 5.

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