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How to Make The Beginner’s Guide in Infinite Craft

The Beginner’s Guide is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Stanley Parable. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe Stanley ParableThe Beginner’s Guide

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 622 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14EarthSteamMud
  15. 15FireMudBrick
  16. 16BrickBrickWall
  17. 17SteamWallGraffiti
  18. 18EarthGraffitiArt
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20AshPlantTobacco
  21. 21LakeTobaccoPipe
  22. 22PipeWaterFountain
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25WaterWindmillEnergy
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  28. 28EnergyMountain DewGamer
  29. 29FountainGamerVideogame
  30. 30ArtVideogameArtgame
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32EarthMudClay
  33. 33ClayWaterPottery
  34. 34PlanetPotteryPlate
  35. 35EarthPlateDish
  36. 36WaterWindWave
  37. 37EarthWaveSand
  38. 38EngineSandSandbox
  39. 39PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  40. 40MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  41. 41DishTerrariaDishonored
  42. 42ArtgameDishonoredThe Stanley Parable
  43. 43OppositeThe Stanley ParableThe Beginner’s Guide
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Fire + Water→ Steam14Earth + Steam→ Mud15Fire + Mud→ Brick16Brick + Brick→ Wall17Steam + Wall→ Graffiti18Earth + Graffiti→ Art19Water + Water→ Lake20Ash + Plant→ Tobacco21Lake + Tobacco→ Pipe22Pipe + Water→ Fountain23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Wind→ Windmill25Water + Windmill→ Energy26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew28Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer29Fountain + Gamer→ Videogame30Art + Videogame→ Artgame31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Earth + Mud→ Clay33Clay + Water→ Pottery34Planet + Pottery→ Plate35Earth + Plate→ Dish36Water + Wind→ Wave37Earth + Wave→ Sand38Engine + Sand→ Sandbox39Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft40Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria41Dish + Terraria→ Dishonored42Artgame + Dishonored→ The Stanley Parable43Opposite + The Stanley Parable→ The Beginner’s Guide

Other ways to make The Beginner’s Guide

2 combinations are known to produce The Beginner’s Guide. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Beginner’s Guide
FirstSecondResult
QuestionThe Stanley ParableThe Beginner’s Guide
OppositeThe Stanley ParableThe Beginner’s Guide

What you can make with The Beginner’s Guide

The Beginner’s Guide at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
17
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Beginner’s Guide in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Stanley Parable. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Beginner’s Guide?

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

Is The Beginner’s Guide hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Beginner’s Guide?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Beginner’s Guide, 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.