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How to Make The How in Infinite Craft

The How is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cut plus The What. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CutThe WhatThe How

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 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
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava4Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone5Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian6Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade7Blade + Obsidianโ†’ Knife8Ash + Knifeโ†’ Cut9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion11Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine12Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon13Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny14Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp15Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon16Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix17Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang18Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite19Stone + Waterโ†’ Rock20Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor25Steampunk + Tractorโ†’ Steam Tractor26Rock + Steam Tractorโ†’ Rock n Roll27Engine + Steamโ†’ Train28Train + Trainโ†’ Train Station29Train + Windโ†’ Zephyr30Train Station + Zephyrโ†’ Zephyr Train31Rock n Roll + Zephyr Trainโ†’ The Who32Opposite + The Whoโ†’ The What33Cut + The Whatโ†’ The How

What you can make with The How

The How at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The How in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cut with The What. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The How?

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

Is The How hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The How?

Only one known combination produces The How.

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