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How to Make The Is in Infinite Craft

The Is is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Paradox plus The Was. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ParadoxThe WasThe Is

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 753 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7DustEngineVacuum
  8. 8FireVacuumBlack Hole
  9. 9Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  10. 10SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  11. 11DestructionTime TravelParadox
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14AshFirePhoenix
  15. 15AshPhoenixRebirth
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantSteamTea
  18. 18RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  19. 19PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21FirePlanetSun
  22. 22FireSunSolar
  23. 23PlantSolarOxygen
  24. 24OxygenWaterHydrogen
  25. 25DandelionHydrogenHelium
  26. 26EnginePlantCar
  27. 27DandelionEarthFlower
  28. 28CarFlowerCarnation
  29. 29CarnationTeaT
  30. 30HeliumTThe
  31. 31RepeatTheThe The
  32. 32EarthTsunamiIsland
  33. 33EarthIslandContinent
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36ContinentSurfAustralia
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43NoOceanNot
  44. 44AshNotIs
  45. 45DestructionIsWas
  46. 46The TheWasThe Was
  47. 47ParadoxThe WasThe Is
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction4Fire + Water→ Steam5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Dust + Engine→ Vacuum8Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole9Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine10Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel11Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Ash + Fire→ Phoenix15Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Steam→ Tea18Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea19Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Fire + Planet→ Sun22Fire + Sun→ Solar23Plant + Solar→ Oxygen24Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen25Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium26Engine + Plant→ Car27Dandelion + Earth→ Flower28Car + Flower→ Carnation29Carnation + Tea→ T30Helium + T→ The31Repeat + The→ The The32Earth + Tsunami→ Island33Earth + Island→ Continent34Water + Wind→ Wave35Steam + Wave→ Surf36Continent + Surf→ Australia37Earth + Earth→ Mountain38Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche39Avalanche + Wind→ Snow40Australia + Snow→ No41Water + Water→ Lake42Lake + Water→ Ocean43No + Ocean→ Not44Ash + Not→ Is45Destruction + Is→ Was46The The + Was→ The Was47Paradox + The Was→ The Is

Other ways to make The Is

3 combinations are known to produce The Is. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Is
FirstSecondResult
IsThe YouThe Is
OppositeThe WasThe Is
ParadoxThe WasThe Is

What you can make with The Is

The Is at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
43
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Is in Infinite Craft?

Combine Paradox with The Was. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Is?

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

Is The Is hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Is?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Is, 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.