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How to Make The Bates in Infinite Craft

The Bates is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 77 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus The Base. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsThe BaseThe Bates

Marathon77 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1242 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 77 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21PollenWindAllergy
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarDustRust
  26. 26FireRustIron
  27. 27EarthIronMetal
  28. 28AllergyMetalNickel
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39LakeThesaurusSynonym
  40. 40NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  41. 41AcronymNicknameInitials
  42. 42SmokeWaterFog
  43. 43DustFogSmog
  44. 44FireSmogPollution
  45. 45PollutionWaterAcid
  46. 46WindWindTornado
  47. 47TornadoWaterTsunami
  48. 48SteamTsunamiTitanic
  49. 49MountainTitanicEverest
  50. 50AcidEverestBase
  51. 51PlantWindDandelion
  52. 52DandelionPlantWeed
  53. 53DustWeedClean
  54. 54CleanStoneSlate
  55. 55CleanSlateFresh Start
  56. 56CleanFresh StartNew
  57. 57DandelionWaterWine
  58. 58WindWineBalloon
  59. 59BalloonWineParty
  60. 60PlantWaterSwamp
  61. 61FireSwampDragon
  62. 62DragonSwampLizard
  63. 63DandelionLizardChameleon
  64. 64ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  65. 65DustFireAsh
  66. 66AshFirePhoenix
  67. 67DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  68. 68WindYin YangFeng Shui
  69. 69CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  70. 70DragonHide and SeekWhere
  71. 71PartyWhereHere
  72. 72FireHereThere
  73. 73FireThereTheir
  74. 74FireTheirThey’re
  75. 75NewThey’reThe New
  76. 76BaseThe NewThe Base
  77. 77InitialsThe BaseThe Bates
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Pollen + Wind→ Allergy22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Car + Dust→ Rust26Fire + Rust→ Iron27Earth + Iron→ Metal28Allergy + Metal→ Nickel29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname41Acronym + Nickname→ Initials42Smoke + Water→ Fog43Dust + Fog→ Smog44Fire + Smog→ Pollution45Pollution + Water→ Acid46Wind + Wind→ Tornado47Tornado + Water→ Tsunami48Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic49Mountain + Titanic→ Everest50Acid + Everest→ Base51Plant + Wind→ Dandelion52Dandelion + Plant→ Weed53Dust + Weed→ Clean54Clean + Stone→ Slate55Clean + Slate→ Fresh Start56Clean + Fresh Start→ New57Dandelion + Water→ Wine58Wind + Wine→ Balloon59Balloon + Wine→ Party60Plant + Water→ Swamp61Fire + Swamp→ Dragon62Dragon + Swamp→ Lizard63Dandelion + Lizard→ Chameleon64Chameleon + Water→ Camouflage65Dust + Fire→ Ash66Ash + Fire→ Phoenix67Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang68Wind + Yin Yang→ Feng Shui69Camouflage + Feng Shui→ Hide and Seek70Dragon + Hide and Seek→ Where71Party + Where→ Here72Fire + Here→ There73Fire + There→ Their74Fire + Their→ They’re75New + They’re→ The New76Base + The New→ The Base77Initials + The Base→ The Bates

Other ways to make The Bates

2 combinations are known to produce The Bates. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Bates
FirstSecondResult
InitialsThe BaseThe Bates
INITIALSThe BaseThe Bates

The Bates at a glance

Steps to craft
77
Marathon
Crafting depth
124
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 77 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Bates in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with The Base. The full path from the base elements takes 77 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Bates?

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

Is The Bates hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 77 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Bates?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Bates, 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.