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How to Make The Expended in Infinite Craft

The Expended is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Expendables. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe ExpendablesThe Expended

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 872 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32SandWineSandwich
  33. 33AshPlantTobacco
  34. 34SandwichTobaccoCuban
  35. 35CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  36. 36SandWaterBeach
  37. 37EarthFireLava
  38. 38BeachLavaHawaii
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakeWaterOcean
  41. 41OceanWaterFish
  42. 42DustFishStarfish
  43. 43HawaiiStarfishHawaii Five-O
  44. 44FireHawaii Five-OJack Lord
  45. 45Che GuevaraJack LordChe Lord
  46. 46PlantSteamTea
  47. 47FireSteamEngine
  48. 48EngineWindWindmill
  49. 49TeaWindmillDutch
  50. 50SteamWindCloud
  51. 51CloudEngineJet
  52. 52JetWineFighter
  53. 53DutchFighterVan Damme
  54. 54Van DammeWaterJCVD
  55. 55Che LordJCVDThe Expendables
  56. 56Past TenseThe ExpendablesThe Expended
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine32Sand + Wineโ†’ Sandwich33Ash + Plantโ†’ Tobacco34Sandwich + Tobaccoโ†’ Cuban35Cuban + Dandelionโ†’ Che Guevara36Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach37Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava38Beach + Lavaโ†’ Hawaii39Water + Waterโ†’ Lake40Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean41Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish42Dust + Fishโ†’ Starfish43Hawaii + Starfishโ†’ Hawaii Five-O44Fire + Hawaii Five-Oโ†’ Jack Lord45Che Guevara + Jack Lordโ†’ Che Lord46Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea47Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine48Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill49Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch50Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud51Cloud + Engineโ†’ Jet52Jet + Wineโ†’ Fighter53Dutch + Fighterโ†’ Van Damme54Van Damme + Waterโ†’ JCVD55Che Lord + JCVDโ†’ The Expendables56Past Tense + The Expendablesโ†’ The Expended

Other ways to make The Expended

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Expended
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe ExpendablesThe Expended
Past tenseThe ExpendablesThe Expended

The Expended at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Expended in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Expendables. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Expended?

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

Is The Expended hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Expended?

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