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How to Make The How Not You in Infinite Craft

The How Not You is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 98 combinations to get there, and the final one is The How plus The Not You. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The HowThe Not YouThe How Not You

Marathon98 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 192

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 98 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. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36SandWaterBeach
  37. 37BeachLavaHawaii
  38. 38PlantWaveSeaweed
  39. 39HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  40. 40FirePokePoker
  41. 41PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  42. 42SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  43. 43EnginePlantCar
  44. 44SteamWindCloud
  45. 45CloudWaterRain
  46. 46CarRainTraffic
  47. 47Swamp ThingTrafficSwamped
  48. 48PokerSwampedAll-in
  49. 49AshPhoenixRebirth
  50. 50PlantSteamTea
  51. 51RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  52. 52PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  53. 53FirePlanetSun
  54. 54FireSunSolar
  55. 55PlantSolarOxygen
  56. 56OxygenWaterHydrogen
  57. 57DandelionHydrogenHelium
  58. 58DandelionEarthFlower
  59. 59CarFlowerCarnation
  60. 60CarnationTeaT
  61. 61HeliumTThe
  62. 62RepeatTheThe The
  63. 63All-inThe TheAll The
  64. 64WindWindTornado
  65. 65TornadoWaterTsunami
  66. 66EarthTsunamiIsland
  67. 67EarthIslandContinent
  68. 68SteamWaveSurf
  69. 69ContinentSurfAustralia
  70. 70EarthEarthMountain
  71. 71MountainWindAvalanche
  72. 72AvalancheWindSnow
  73. 73AustraliaSnowNo
  74. 74WaterWaterLake
  75. 75LakeWaterOcean
  76. 76NoOceanNot
  77. 77AshNotIs
  78. 78DustWindSandstorm
  79. 79PlanetSandstormMars
  80. 80EarthMarsLife
  81. 81EarthSteamMud
  82. 82FireMudBrick
  83. 83BrickIslandPrison
  84. 84LifePrisonSentence
  85. 85SentenceWindPhrase
  86. 86IsPhraseIs The
  87. 87Is TheNotIs Not
  88. 88FireWindSmoke
  89. 89SmokeWaterFog
  90. 90SandstormStoneSphinx
  91. 91FogSphinxRiddle
  92. 92SteamWineStew
  93. 93EarthPlantTree
  94. 94StewTreeStewpid
  95. 95RiddleStewpidYou
  96. 96Is NotYouNot You
  97. 97All TheNot YouThe Not You
  98. 98The HowThe Not YouThe How Not You
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 How34Water + Wind→ Wave35Earth + Wave→ Sand36Sand + Water→ Beach37Beach + Lava→ Hawaii38Plant + Wave→ Seaweed39Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke40Fire + Poke→ Poker41Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap42Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing43Engine + Plant→ Car44Steam + Wind→ Cloud45Cloud + Water→ Rain46Car + Rain→ Traffic47Swamp Thing + Traffic→ Swamped48Poker + Swamped→ All-in49Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth50Plant + Steam→ Tea51Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea52Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat53Fire + Planet→ Sun54Fire + Sun→ Solar55Plant + Solar→ Oxygen56Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen57Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium58Dandelion + Earth→ Flower59Car + Flower→ Carnation60Carnation + Tea→ T61Helium + T→ The62Repeat + The→ The The63All-in + The The→ All The64Wind + Wind→ Tornado65Tornado + Water→ Tsunami66Earth + Tsunami→ Island67Earth + Island→ Continent68Steam + Wave→ Surf69Continent + Surf→ Australia70Earth + Earth→ Mountain71Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche72Avalanche + Wind→ Snow73Australia + Snow→ No74Water + Water→ Lake75Lake + Water→ Ocean76No + Ocean→ Not77Ash + Not→ Is78Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm79Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars80Earth + Mars→ Life81Earth + Steam→ Mud82Fire + Mud→ Brick83Brick + Island→ Prison84Life + Prison→ Sentence85Sentence + Wind→ Phrase86Is + Phrase→ Is The87Is The + Not→ Is Not88Fire + Wind→ Smoke89Smoke + Water→ Fog90Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx91Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle92Steam + Wine→ Stew93Earth + Plant→ Tree94Stew + Tree→ Stewpid95Riddle + Stewpid→ You96Is Not + You→ Not You97All The + Not You→ The Not You98The How + The Not You→ The How Not You

The How Not You at a glance

Steps to craft
98
Marathon
Crafting depth
192
longer than 100% 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 Not You in Infinite Craft?

Combine The How with The Not You. The full path from the base elements takes 98 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The How Not You?

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

Is The How Not You hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 98 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The How Not You?

Only one known combination produces The How Not You.

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