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How to Make The Little Engine That Would in Infinite Craft

The Little Engine That Would is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Synonym plus The Little Engine That Could. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SynonymThe Little Engine That CouldThe Little Engine That Would

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 35

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5PlantStoneFossil
  6. 6FireFossilDinosaur
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustWindSandstorm
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10DustTreeWood
  11. 11SandstormWoodSandal
  12. 12DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  13. 13LakeThesaurusSynonym
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16PlanetSteamSteampunk
  17. 17EarthSteampunkRobot
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EngineSteamTrain
  20. 20RobotTrainChoo-Choo
  21. 21FirePlanetSun
  22. 22PlanetSunSolar System
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24SteamWaveSurf
  25. 25SurfWindSurfing
  26. 26Solar SystemSurfingSurfing the Solar System
  27. 27Choo-ChooSurfing the Solar SystemThe Little Engine That Could
  28. 28SynonymThe Little Engine That CouldThe Little Engine That Would
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Plant + Stone→ Fossil6Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Dust + Tree→ Wood11Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal12Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus13Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Fire + Water→ Steam16Planet + Steam→ Steampunk17Earth + Steampunk→ Robot18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Engine + Steam→ Train20Robot + Train→ Choo-Choo21Fire + Planet→ Sun22Planet + Sun→ Solar System23Water + Wind→ Wave24Steam + Wave→ Surf25Surf + Wind→ Surfing26Solar System + Surfing→ Surfing the Solar System27Choo-Choo + Surfing the Solar System→ The Little Engine That Could28Synonym + The Little Engine That Could→ The Little Engine That Would

The Little Engine That Would at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 93% 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 Little Engine That Would in Infinite Craft?

Combine Synonym with The Little Engine That Could. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Little Engine That Would?

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

Is The Little Engine That Would hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Little Engine That Would?

Only one known combination produces The Little Engine That Would.

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