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How to Make The-best in Infinite Craft

The-best is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Sour Cream and Onion Chips plus They-were-at. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Sour Cream and Onion ChipsThey-were-atThe-best

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1132 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3SmokeWaterFog
  4. 4DustFogSmog
  5. 5SmogWaterAcid Rain
  6. 6FogWaterIce
  7. 7FireFireVolcano
  8. 8IceVolcanoIce Cream
  9. 9Acid RainIce CreamSour Cream
  10. 10Acid RainSour CreamSour Cream and Onion Chips
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14FireGlassLens
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainSandPyramid
  17. 17LensPyramidEye
  18. 18EarthWaterPlant
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20GlassWindWindow
  21. 21WindWindowCurtain
  22. 22CurtainMountainStage
  23. 23DandelionStageMic
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25TornadoWaterTsunami
  26. 26MicTsunamiKanye
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28KanyeSwampYe
  29. 29EyeYeThey
  30. 30SandWaterBeach
  31. 31EarthGlassBottle
  32. 32BeachBottleMessage
  33. 33EarthMessageLetter
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36SunWindSunflower
  37. 37LetterSunflowerA
  38. 38AFireB
  39. 39EarthPlantTree
  40. 40TreeWaterRiver
  41. 41RiverTreePaper
  42. 42EarthPaperMap
  43. 43MapWaterTreasure
  44. 44MapTreasureX
  45. 45WindXY
  46. 46BYBY
  47. 47DustWindSandstorm
  48. 48SandstormWaterOasis
  49. 49DustOasisMummy
  50. 50DandelionMummyScarecrow
  51. 51DustScarecrowTin Man
  52. 52EarthTin ManTin
  53. 53TinWaterTin Can
  54. 54EarthPlanetMoon
  55. 55MoonWindWerewolf
  56. 56TreeWerewolfWere-tree
  57. 57Tin CanWere-treeWere-can
  58. 58BYWere-canWere-by
  59. 59TheyWere-byThey-were-by
  60. 60FireWaterSteam
  61. 61FireSteamEngine
  62. 62EarthEngineTractor
  63. 63EngineTractorTank
  64. 64EarthSandstormDune
  65. 65DunePlanetTatooine
  66. 66TankTatooineAT-AT
  67. 67AT-ATWerewolfWere-at
  68. 68They-were-byWere-atThey-were-at
  69. 69Sour Cream and Onion ChipsThey-were-atThe-best
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Smoke + Water→ Fog4Dust + Fog→ Smog5Smog + Water→ Acid Rain6Fog + Water→ Ice7Fire + Fire→ Volcano8Ice + Volcano→ Ice Cream9Acid Rain + Ice Cream→ Sour Cream10Acid Rain + Sour Cream→ Sour Cream and Onion Chips11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Fire + Sand→ Glass14Fire + Glass→ Lens15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid17Lens + Pyramid→ Eye18Earth + Water→ Plant19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Glass + Wind→ Window21Wind + Window→ Curtain22Curtain + Mountain→ Stage23Dandelion + Stage→ Mic24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Tornado + Water→ Tsunami26Mic + Tsunami→ Kanye27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Kanye + Swamp→ Ye29Eye + Ye→ They30Sand + Water→ Beach31Earth + Glass→ Bottle32Beach + Bottle→ Message33Earth + Message→ Letter34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Sun + Wind→ Sunflower37Letter + Sunflower→ A38A + Fire→ B39Earth + Plant→ Tree40Tree + Water→ River41River + Tree→ Paper42Earth + Paper→ Map43Map + Water→ Treasure44Map + Treasure→ X45Wind + X→ Y46B + Y→ BY47Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm48Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis49Dust + Oasis→ Mummy50Dandelion + Mummy→ Scarecrow51Dust + Scarecrow→ Tin Man52Earth + Tin Man→ Tin53Tin + Water→ Tin Can54Earth + Planet→ Moon55Moon + Wind→ Werewolf56Tree + Werewolf→ Were-tree57Tin Can + Were-tree→ Were-can58BY + Were-can→ Were-by59They + Were-by→ They-were-by60Fire + Water→ Steam61Fire + Steam→ Engine62Earth + Engine→ Tractor63Engine + Tractor→ Tank64Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune65Dune + Planet→ Tatooine66Tank + Tatooine→ AT-AT67AT-AT + Werewolf→ Were-at68They-were-by + Were-at→ They-were-at69Sour Cream and Onion Chips + They-were-at→ The-best

Other ways to make The-best

2 combinations are known to produce The-best. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The-best
FirstSecondResult
Sour Cream and Onion ChipsThey-were-atThe-best
Sour Cream And Onion ChipsThey-were-atThe-best

The-best at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
113
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 69 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The-best in Infinite Craft?

Combine Sour Cream and Onion Chips with They-were-at. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The-best?

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

Is The-best hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The-best?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The-best, 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.