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How to Make The Grateful Dad in Infinite Craft

The Grateful Dad is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Grateful Dead. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe Grateful DeadThe Grateful Dad

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 622 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EngineWindWindmill
  33. 33WaterWindmillEnergy
  34. 34EnergyMushroomPsilocybin
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36TornadoWaterTsunami
  37. 37EarthTsunamiIsland
  38. 38EarthIslandContinent
  39. 39EngineSteamTrain
  40. 40ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  41. 41PsilocybinTranscontinental RailroadThe Grateful Dead
  42. 42Past TenseThe Grateful DeadThe Grateful Dad
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 Tense31Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine32Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill33Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy34Energy + Mushroomโ†’ Psilocybin35Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado36Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami37Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island38Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent39Engine + Steamโ†’ Train40Continent + Trainโ†’ Transcontinental Railroad41Psilocybin + Transcontinental Railroadโ†’ The Grateful Dead42Past Tense + The Grateful Deadโ†’ The Grateful Dad

Other ways to make The Grateful Dad

2 combinations are known to produce The Grateful Dad. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Grateful Dad
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe Grateful DeadThe Grateful Dad
Past tenseThe Grateful DeadThe Grateful Dad

The Grateful Dad at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Grateful Dad in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Grateful Dead. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Grateful Dad?

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

Is The Grateful Dad hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Grateful Dad?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Grateful Dad, 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.