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How to Make The Base in Infinite Craft

The Base is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Base plus The New. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BaseThe NewThe Base

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 623 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3SmokeWaterFog
  4. 4DustFogSmog
  5. 5FireSmogPollution
  6. 6PollutionWaterAcid
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11SteamTsunamiTitanic
  12. 12MountainTitanicEverest
  13. 13AcidEverestBase
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionPlantWeed
  17. 17DustWeedClean
  18. 18EarthFireLava
  19. 19LavaWaterStone
  20. 20CleanStoneSlate
  21. 21CleanSlateFresh Start
  22. 22CleanFresh StartNew
  23. 23DandelionWaterWine
  24. 24WindWineBalloon
  25. 25BalloonWineParty
  26. 26PlantWaterSwamp
  27. 27FireSwampDragon
  28. 28DragonSwampLizard
  29. 29DandelionLizardChameleon
  30. 30ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32AshFirePhoenix
  33. 33DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  34. 34WindYin YangFeng Shui
  35. 35CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  36. 36DragonHide and SeekWhere
  37. 37PartyWhereHere
  38. 38FireHereThere
  39. 39FireThereTheir
  40. 40FireTheirThey’re
  41. 41NewThey’reThe New
  42. 42BaseThe NewThe Base
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Smoke + Water→ Fog4Dust + Fog→ Smog5Fire + Smog→ Pollution6Pollution + Water→ Acid7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Fire + Water→ Steam9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic12Mountain + Titanic→ Everest13Acid + Everest→ Base14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Plant→ Weed17Dust + Weed→ Clean18Earth + Fire→ Lava19Lava + Water→ Stone20Clean + Stone→ Slate21Clean + Slate→ Fresh Start22Clean + Fresh Start→ New23Dandelion + Water→ Wine24Wind + Wine→ Balloon25Balloon + Wine→ Party26Plant + Water→ Swamp27Fire + Swamp→ Dragon28Dragon + Swamp→ Lizard29Dandelion + Lizard→ Chameleon30Chameleon + Water→ Camouflage31Dust + Fire→ Ash32Ash + Fire→ Phoenix33Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang34Wind + Yin Yang→ Feng Shui35Camouflage + Feng Shui→ Hide and Seek36Dragon + Hide and Seek→ Where37Party + Where→ Here38Fire + Here→ There39Fire + There→ Their40Fire + Their→ They’re41New + They’re→ The New42Base + The New→ The Base

Other ways to make The Base

3 combinations are known to produce The Base. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Base
FirstSecondResult
BaseThe NewThe Base
BaseThe WasThe Base
BaSeThe NewThe Base

What you can make with The Base

The Base at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
19
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Base in Infinite Craft?

Combine Base with The New. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Base?

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

Is The Base hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Base?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Base, and the shortest route is shown above.

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