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How to Make The Certain in Infinite Craft

The Certain is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 81 combinations to get there, and the final one is Always Certain plus The In A. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Always CertainThe In AThe Certain

Marathon81 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 138

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 81 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6EngineWindWindmill
  7. 7MudWindmillPig
  8. 8PigWindFlying Pig
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14EarthPaperMap
  15. 15FogMapLost
  16. 16Flying PigLostNever
  17. 17CarNeverAlways
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21PlanetSandstormMars
  22. 22EarthMarsLife
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25LifeTsunamiDeath
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29ContinentLakeAmerica
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31AmericaTeaTaxes
  32. 32DeathTaxesCertainty
  33. 33AlwaysCertaintyAlways Certain
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36SandWaterBeach
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38EarthGlassBottle
  39. 39BeachBottleMessage
  40. 40EarthMessageLetter
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42SunWindSunflower
  43. 43LetterSunflowerA
  44. 44EarthFireLava
  45. 45LavaWaterStone
  46. 46PlantStoneFossil
  47. 47FossilWaterOil
  48. 48PlantWaterSwamp
  49. 49OilSwampTar
  50. 50TarWaterPitch
  51. 51EarthPitchBaseball
  52. 52CarMudRally
  53. 53PlantRallyProtest
  54. 54EngineProtestStrike
  55. 55BaseballStrikeOut
  56. 56BeachOutIn
  57. 57DustFireAsh
  58. 58AshFirePhoenix
  59. 59AshPhoenixRebirth
  60. 60RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  61. 61PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  62. 62PlantWindDandelion
  63. 63FireSunSolar
  64. 64PlantSolarOxygen
  65. 65OxygenWaterHydrogen
  66. 66DandelionHydrogenHelium
  67. 67DandelionEarthFlower
  68. 68CarFlowerCarnation
  69. 69CarnationTeaT
  70. 70HeliumTThe
  71. 71RepeatTheThe The
  72. 72SandstormStoneSphinx
  73. 73FogSphinxRiddle
  74. 74DandelionWaterWine
  75. 75SteamWineStew
  76. 76StewTreeStewpid
  77. 77RiddleStewpidYou
  78. 78The TheYouThe You
  79. 79InThe YouThe In You
  80. 80AThe In YouThe In A
  81. 81Always CertainThe In AThe Certain
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Engine + Wind→ Windmill7Mud + Windmill→ Pig8Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Earth + Paper→ Map15Fog + Map→ Lost16Flying Pig + Lost→ Never17Car + Never→ Always18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars22Earth + Mars→ Life23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Life + Tsunami→ Death26Earth + Tsunami→ Island27Earth + Island→ Continent28Water + Water→ Lake29Continent + Lake→ America30Plant + Steam→ Tea31America + Tea→ Taxes32Death + Taxes→ Certainty33Always + Certainty→ Always Certain34Water + Wind→ Wave35Earth + Wave→ Sand36Sand + Water→ Beach37Fire + Sand→ Glass38Earth + Glass→ Bottle39Beach + Bottle→ Message40Earth + Message→ Letter41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Sun + Wind→ Sunflower43Letter + Sunflower→ A44Earth + Fire→ Lava45Lava + Water→ Stone46Plant + Stone→ Fossil47Fossil + Water→ Oil48Plant + Water→ Swamp49Oil + Swamp→ Tar50Tar + Water→ Pitch51Earth + Pitch→ Baseball52Car + Mud→ Rally53Plant + Rally→ Protest54Engine + Protest→ Strike55Baseball + Strike→ Out56Beach + Out→ In57Dust + Fire→ Ash58Ash + Fire→ Phoenix59Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth60Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea61Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat62Plant + Wind→ Dandelion63Fire + Sun→ Solar64Plant + Solar→ Oxygen65Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen66Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium67Dandelion + Earth→ Flower68Car + Flower→ Carnation69Carnation + Tea→ T70Helium + T→ The71Repeat + The→ The The72Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx73Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle74Dandelion + Water→ Wine75Steam + Wine→ Stew76Stew + Tree→ Stewpid77Riddle + Stewpid→ You78The The + You→ The You79In + The You→ The In You80A + The In You→ The In A81Always Certain + The In A→ The Certain

What you can make with The Certain

The Certain at a glance

Steps to craft
81
Marathon
Crafting depth
138
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
9
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Certain in Infinite Craft?

Combine Always Certain with The In A. The full path from the base elements takes 81 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Certain?

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

Is The Certain hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 81 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Certain?

Only one known combination produces The Certain.

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