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How to Make The How and the Why in Infinite Craft

The How and the Why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is The How plus The The. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The HowThe TheThe How and the Why

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 95

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5LavaStoneObsidian
  6. 6ObsidianStoneBlade
  7. 7BladeObsidianKnife
  8. 8AshKnifeCut
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12WindWineBalloon
  13. 13BalloonDustDust Bunny
  14. 14PlantWaterSwamp
  15. 15FireSwampDragon
  16. 16AshFirePhoenix
  17. 17DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  18. 18Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  19. 19StoneWaterRock
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22PlanetSteamSteampunk
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EarthEngineTractor
  25. 25SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  26. 26RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  27. 27EngineSteamTrain
  28. 28TrainTrainTrain Station
  29. 29TrainWindZephyr
  30. 30Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  31. 31Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  32. 32OppositeThe WhoThe What
  33. 33CutThe WhatThe How
  34. 34AshPhoenixRebirth
  35. 35PlantSteamTea
  36. 36RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  37. 37PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  38. 38FirePlanetSun
  39. 39FireSunSolar
  40. 40PlantSolarOxygen
  41. 41OxygenWaterHydrogen
  42. 42DandelionHydrogenHelium
  43. 43EnginePlantCar
  44. 44DandelionEarthFlower
  45. 45CarFlowerCarnation
  46. 46CarnationTeaT
  47. 47HeliumTThe
  48. 48RepeatTheThe The
  49. 49The HowThe TheThe How and the Why
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Lava + Stone→ Obsidian6Obsidian + Stone→ Blade7Blade + Obsidian→ Knife8Ash + Knife→ Cut9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Water→ Wine12Wind + Wine→ Balloon13Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny14Plant + Water→ Swamp15Fire + Swamp→ Dragon16Ash + Fire→ Phoenix17Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang18Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite19Stone + Water→ Rock20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Water→ Steam22Planet + Steam→ Steampunk23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Earth + Engine→ Tractor25Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor26Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll27Engine + Steam→ Train28Train + Train→ Train Station29Train + Wind→ Zephyr30Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train31Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who32Opposite + The Who→ The What33Cut + The What→ The How34Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth35Plant + Steam→ Tea36Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea37Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat38Fire + Planet→ Sun39Fire + Sun→ Solar40Plant + Solar→ Oxygen41Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen42Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium43Engine + Plant→ Car44Dandelion + Earth→ Flower45Car + Flower→ Carnation46Carnation + Tea→ T47Helium + T→ The48Repeat + The→ The The49The How + The The→ The How and the Why

The How and the Why at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
95
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The How and the Why in Infinite Craft?

Combine The How with The The. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The How and the Why?

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

Is The How and the Why hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The How and the Why?

Only one known combination produces The How and the Why.

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