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How to Make The Dao in Infinite Craft

The Dao is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 78 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chao plus The D. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChaoThe DThe Dao

Marathon78 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 145

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 78 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  4. 4DestructionFireExplosion
  5. 5DestructionExplosionChaos
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  9. 9ChaosVenus FlytrapChaos Flytrap
  10. 10Chaos FlytrapVenus FlytrapChaos Venus Flytrap
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14PaperPlantBook
  15. 15EarthRiverDelta
  16. 16BookDeltaAlphabet
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18FireFireVolcano
  19. 19DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  20. 20AlphabetFireworksLetters
  21. 21Chaos Venus FlytrapLettersChao
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24OceanPlantCoral
  25. 25CoralWindCoral Reef
  26. 26OceanWaterFish
  27. 27EarthFishWhale
  28. 28Coral ReefWhaleDolphin
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30LakeMountainFjord
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33SandWaterBeach
  34. 34EarthFireLava
  35. 35BeachLavaHawaii
  36. 36HawaiiWindHula
  37. 37HulaWaterHula Hoop
  38. 38PlantWaveSeaweed
  39. 39HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  40. 40PlantPokePokemon
  41. 41Hula HoopPokemonHoopa
  42. 42FjordHoopaUnown
  43. 43DolphinUnownD
  44. 44EarthWindDust
  45. 45DustFireAsh
  46. 46AshTreePencil
  47. 47EarthPencilDrawing
  48. 48FireWindSmoke
  49. 49EarthTreeForest
  50. 50ForestForestJungle
  51. 51JungleVolcanoTarzan
  52. 52SmokeTarzanJane
  53. 53DrawingJaneDoe
  54. 54DoeLettersDeletes
  55. 55DeltaVenus FlytrapDelta Venus
  56. 56BookDelta VenusAnais Nin
  57. 57Anais NinWaterQuote
  58. 58DeletesQuoteDelete Quote
  59. 59DustEarthPlanet
  60. 60FirePlanetSun
  61. 61FireSunSolar
  62. 62PlantSolarOxygen
  63. 63OxygenWaterHydrogen
  64. 64DandelionHydrogenHelium
  65. 65FireWaterSteam
  66. 66FireSteamEngine
  67. 67EnginePlantCar
  68. 68DandelionEarthFlower
  69. 69CarFlowerCarnation
  70. 70PlantSteamTea
  71. 71CarnationTeaT
  72. 72HeliumTThe
  73. 73Delete QuoteTheDelete The
  74. 74EngineEngineRocket
  75. 75LakeRocketSpace
  76. 76Delete TheSpaceThe Space
  77. 77DThe SpaceThe D
  78. 78ChaoThe DThe Dao
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction4Destruction + Fire→ Explosion5Destruction + Explosion→ Chaos6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap9Chaos + Venus Flytrap→ Chaos Flytrap10Chaos Flytrap + Venus Flytrap→ Chaos Venus Flytrap11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Paper + Plant→ Book15Earth + River→ Delta16Book + Delta→ Alphabet17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Fire + Fire→ Volcano19Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks20Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters21Chaos Venus Flytrap + Letters→ Chao22Water + Water→ Lake23Lake + Water→ Ocean24Ocean + Plant→ Coral25Coral + Wind→ Coral Reef26Ocean + Water→ Fish27Earth + Fish→ Whale28Coral Reef + Whale→ Dolphin29Earth + Earth→ Mountain30Lake + Mountain→ Fjord31Water + Wind→ Wave32Earth + Wave→ Sand33Sand + Water→ Beach34Earth + Fire→ Lava35Beach + Lava→ Hawaii36Hawaii + Wind→ Hula37Hula + Water→ Hula Hoop38Plant + Wave→ Seaweed39Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke40Plant + Poke→ Pokemon41Hula Hoop + Pokemon→ Hoopa42Fjord + Hoopa→ Unown43Dolphin + Unown→ D44Earth + Wind→ Dust45Dust + Fire→ Ash46Ash + Tree→ Pencil47Earth + Pencil→ Drawing48Fire + Wind→ Smoke49Earth + Tree→ Forest50Forest + Forest→ Jungle51Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan52Smoke + Tarzan→ Jane53Drawing + Jane→ Doe54Doe + Letters→ Deletes55Delta + Venus Flytrap→ Delta Venus56Book + Delta Venus→ Anais Nin57Anais Nin + Water→ Quote58Deletes + Quote→ Delete Quote59Dust + Earth→ Planet60Fire + Planet→ Sun61Fire + Sun→ Solar62Plant + Solar→ Oxygen63Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen64Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium65Fire + Water→ Steam66Fire + Steam→ Engine67Engine + Plant→ Car68Dandelion + Earth→ Flower69Car + Flower→ Carnation70Plant + Steam→ Tea71Carnation + Tea→ T72Helium + T→ The73Delete Quote + The→ Delete The74Engine + Engine→ Rocket75Lake + Rocket→ Space76Delete The + Space→ The Space77D + The Space→ The D78Chao + The D→ The Dao

The Dao at a glance

Steps to craft
78
Marathon
Crafting depth
145
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 78 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Dao in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chao with The D. The full path from the base elements takes 78 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Dao?

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

Is The Dao hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 78 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Dao?

Only one known combination produces The Dao.

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