Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make The If And The The in Infinite Craft

The If And The The is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 71 combinations to get there, and the final one is The If plus The The. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The IfThe TheThe If And The The

Marathon71 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 150

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 71 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5GlassWindWindow
  6. 6TornadoWindowBroken Window
  7. 7FireGlassLens
  8. 8FireLensMagnifying Glass
  9. 9Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  10. 10Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  11. 11ClueEvidenceCase
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustWindSandstorm
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17LavaWaterStone
  18. 18SandstormStoneSphinx
  19. 19FogSphinxRiddle
  20. 20RiddleWindAnswer
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22AnswerSteamQuestion
  23. 23GlassSandHourglass
  24. 24FireHourglassTime
  25. 25QuestionTimeWhen
  26. 26CaseWhenIf
  27. 27TornadoWaterTsunami
  28. 28TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  33. 33SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  34. 34DestructionTime TravelParadox
  35. 35DustEarthPlanet
  36. 36DustFireAsh
  37. 37AshFirePhoenix
  38. 38AshPhoenixRebirth
  39. 39EarthWaterPlant
  40. 40PlantSteamTea
  41. 41RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  42. 42PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  43. 43PlantWindDandelion
  44. 44FirePlanetSun
  45. 45FireSunSolar
  46. 46PlantSolarOxygen
  47. 47OxygenWaterHydrogen
  48. 48DandelionHydrogenHelium
  49. 49EnginePlantCar
  50. 50DandelionEarthFlower
  51. 51CarFlowerCarnation
  52. 52CarnationTeaT
  53. 53HeliumTThe
  54. 54RepeatTheThe The
  55. 55EarthTsunamiIsland
  56. 56EarthIslandContinent
  57. 57SteamWaveSurf
  58. 58ContinentSurfAustralia
  59. 59EarthEarthMountain
  60. 60MountainWindAvalanche
  61. 61AvalancheWindSnow
  62. 62AustraliaSnowNo
  63. 63WaterWaterLake
  64. 64LakeWaterOcean
  65. 65NoOceanNot
  66. 66AshNotIs
  67. 67DestructionIsWas
  68. 68The TheWasThe Was
  69. 69ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  70. 70IfThe IsThe If
  71. 71The IfThe TheThe If And The The
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass5Glass + Windโ†’ Window6Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window7Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens8Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass9Broken Window + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Evidence10Broken Window + Evidenceโ†’ Clue11Clue + Evidenceโ†’ Case12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Windโ†’ Dust15Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm16Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava17Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone18Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx19Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle20Riddle + Windโ†’ Answer21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Answer + Steamโ†’ Question23Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass24Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time25Question + Timeโ†’ When26Case + Whenโ†’ If27Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami28Tornado + Tsunamiโ†’ Destruction29Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine30Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole32Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine33Steam + Time Machineโ†’ Time Travel34Destruction + Time Travelโ†’ Paradox35Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet36Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash37Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix38Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth39Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant40Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea41Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea42Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat43Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion44Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun45Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar46Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen47Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen48Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium49Engine + Plantโ†’ Car50Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower51Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation52Carnation + Teaโ†’ T53Helium + Tโ†’ The54Repeat + Theโ†’ The The55Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island56Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent57Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf58Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia59Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain60Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche61Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow62Australia + Snowโ†’ No63Water + Waterโ†’ Lake64Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean65No + Oceanโ†’ Not66Ash + Notโ†’ Is67Destruction + Isโ†’ Was68The The + Wasโ†’ The Was69Paradox + The Wasโ†’ The Is70If + The Isโ†’ The If71The If + The Theโ†’ The If And The The

What you can make with The If And The The

The If And The The at a glance

Steps to craft
71
Marathon
Crafting depth
150
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 71 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The If And The The in Infinite Craft?

Combine The If with The The. The full path from the base elements takes 71 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The If And The The?

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

Is The If And The The hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 71 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The If And The The?

Only one known combination produces The If And The The.

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