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How to Make The Author in Infinite Craft

The Author is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus The Other. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramThe OtherThe Author

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 58

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17EarthSandstormDune
  18. 18DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21DandelionSwampFrog
  22. 22Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26EarthPlanetMoon
  27. 27MoonWindWerewolf
  28. 28EngineWerewolfTransformer
  29. 29FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  30. 30Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustTreeWood
  36. 36SandstormWoodSandal
  37. 37DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  38. 38The OneThesaurusThe Other
  39. 39AnagramThe OtherThe Author
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune18Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog22Frank Herbert + Frog→ Kwisatz Haderach23Fire + Water→ Steam24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Earth + Planet→ Moon27Moon + Wind→ Werewolf28Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer29Fire + Transformer→ Optimus Prime30Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Prime→ The One31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Tree→ Wood36Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal37Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus38The One + Thesaurus→ The Other39Anagram + The Other→ The Author

The Author at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

Similar effort to The Author, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Author in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with The Other. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Author?

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

Is The Author hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Author?

Only one known combination produces The Author.

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