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How to Make The How You in Infinite Craft

The How You is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is How plus The A You. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HowThe A YouThe How You

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 932 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7EnginePlanetSaturn
  8. 8EarthSaturnTitan
  9. 9EarthTitanAtlas
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  14. 14AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  15. 15LakeShrugging ManWhat
  16. 16BoatWhatHow
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19SandWaterBeach
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21EarthGlassBottle
  22. 22BeachBottleMessage
  23. 23EarthMessageLetter
  24. 24FirePlanetSun
  25. 25SunWindSunflower
  26. 26LetterSunflowerA
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28AshFirePhoenix
  29. 29AshPhoenixRebirth
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  32. 32PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34FireSunSolar
  35. 35PlantSolarOxygen
  36. 36OxygenWaterHydrogen
  37. 37DandelionHydrogenHelium
  38. 38EnginePlantCar
  39. 39DandelionEarthFlower
  40. 40CarFlowerCarnation
  41. 41CarnationTeaT
  42. 42HeliumTThe
  43. 43RepeatTheThe The
  44. 44FireWindSmoke
  45. 45SmokeWaterFog
  46. 46DustWindSandstorm
  47. 47EarthFireLava
  48. 48LavaWaterStone
  49. 49SandstormStoneSphinx
  50. 50FogSphinxRiddle
  51. 51DandelionWaterWine
  52. 52SteamWineStew
  53. 53EarthPlantTree
  54. 54StewTreeStewpid
  55. 55RiddleStewpidYou
  56. 56The TheYouThe You
  57. 57AThe YouThe A You
  58. 58HowThe A YouThe How You
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Engine + Planet→ Saturn8Earth + Saturn→ Titan9Earth + Titan→ Atlas10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap13Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing14Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man15Lake + Shrugging Man→ What16Boat + What→ How17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Sand + Water→ Beach20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Earth + Glass→ Bottle22Beach + Bottle→ Message23Earth + Message→ Letter24Fire + Planet→ Sun25Sun + Wind→ Sunflower26Letter + Sunflower→ A27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Ash + Fire→ Phoenix29Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea32Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Fire + Sun→ Solar35Plant + Solar→ Oxygen36Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen37Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium38Engine + Plant→ Car39Dandelion + Earth→ Flower40Car + Flower→ Carnation41Carnation + Tea→ T42Helium + T→ The43Repeat + The→ The The44Fire + Wind→ Smoke45Smoke + Water→ Fog46Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm47Earth + Fire→ Lava48Lava + Water→ Stone49Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx50Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle51Dandelion + Water→ Wine52Steam + Wine→ Stew53Earth + Plant→ Tree54Stew + Tree→ Stewpid55Riddle + Stewpid→ You56The The + You→ The You57A + The You→ The A You58How + The A You→ The How You

Other ways to make The How You

2 combinations are known to produce The How You. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The How You
FirstSecondResult
HowThe A YouThe How You
HOWThe A YouThe How You

What you can make with The How You

The How You at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
93
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 58 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The How You in Infinite Craft?

Combine How with The A You. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The How You?

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

Is The How You hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The How You?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The How You, 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.