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How to Make The Five Elements in Infinite Craft

The Five Elements is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 68 combinations to get there, and the final one is Research plus The Five. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ResearchThe FiveThe Five Elements

Marathon68 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 127

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 68 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5LensWaterMicroscope
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8TreeWaterRiver
  9. 9RiverTreePaper
  10. 10MicroscopePaperResearch
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13LakeWaterOcean
  14. 14OceanWaterFish
  15. 15FishWindFlying Fish
  16. 16EarthFlying FishBird
  17. 17BirdEarthChicken
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22MountainTractorBulldozer
  23. 23BulldozerMountainRoad
  24. 24ChickenRoadWhy
  25. 25DustWhyBecause
  26. 26BecauseBecauseAnd
  27. 27LakeMountainFjord
  28. 28FireFireVolcano
  29. 29FjordVolcanoIceland
  30. 30DustFireAsh
  31. 31AshPlantTobacco
  32. 32IcelandTobaccoIcelandic
  33. 33EarthTreeForest
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionEarthFlower
  36. 36FlowerPlantGarden
  37. 37ForestGardenPark
  38. 38IcelandicParkTheme
  39. 39AndThemeAndtheme
  40. 40EarthTractorFarm
  41. 41FarmFireBarbecue
  42. 42AshBarbecueBurger
  43. 43BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  47. 47Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  48. 48PlantSteamTea
  49. 49EngineWindWindmill
  50. 50TeaWindmillDutch
  51. 51DustEarthPlanet
  52. 52FirePlanetSun
  53. 53SunTime MachineFuture
  54. 54DutchFutureTense
  55. 55Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  56. 56WindWindTornado
  57. 57Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  58. 58Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  59. 59AndthemePresent TenseAnd the
  60. 60SandWaterBeach
  61. 61BeachPlantPalm
  62. 62MicroscopePalmHand
  63. 63FireWindSmoke
  64. 64DandelionPlantWeed
  65. 65SmokeWeedHigh
  66. 66HandHighFive
  67. 67And theFiveThe Five
  68. 68ResearchThe FiveThe Five Elements
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Glass→ Lens5Lens + Water→ Microscope6Earth + Water→ Plant7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Tree + Water→ River9River + Tree→ Paper10Microscope + Paper→ Research11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Water + Water→ Lake13Lake + Water→ Ocean14Ocean + Water→ Fish15Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish16Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird17Bird + Earth→ Chicken18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Earth + Engine→ Tractor22Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer23Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road24Chicken + Road→ Why25Dust + Why→ Because26Because + Because→ And27Lake + Mountain→ Fjord28Fire + Fire→ Volcano29Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland30Dust + Fire→ Ash31Ash + Plant→ Tobacco32Iceland + Tobacco→ Icelandic33Earth + Tree→ Forest34Plant + Wind→ Dandelion35Dandelion + Earth→ Flower36Flower + Plant→ Garden37Forest + Garden→ Park38Icelandic + Park→ Theme39And + Theme→ Andtheme40Earth + Tractor→ Farm41Farm + Fire→ Barbecue42Ash + Barbecue→ Burger43Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger44Dust + Engine→ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole46Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine47Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger48Plant + Steam→ Tea49Engine + Wind→ Windmill50Tea + Windmill→ Dutch51Dust + Earth→ Planet52Fire + Planet→ Sun53Sun + Time Machine→ Future54Dutch + Future→ Tense55Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense56Wind + Wind→ Tornado57Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity58Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense59Andtheme + Present Tense→ And the60Sand + Water→ Beach61Beach + Plant→ Palm62Microscope + Palm→ Hand63Fire + Wind→ Smoke64Dandelion + Plant→ Weed65Smoke + Weed→ High66Hand + High→ Five67And the + Five→ The Five68Research + The Five→ The Five Elements

What you can make with The Five Elements

The Five Elements at a glance

Steps to craft
68
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 68 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Five Elements in Infinite Craft?

Combine Research with The Five. The full path from the base elements takes 68 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Five Elements?

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

Is The Five Elements hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 68 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Five Elements?

Only one known combination produces The Five Elements.

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