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How to Make The Necessity in Infinite Craft

The Necessity is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Synonym plus The Need. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SynonymThe NeedThe Necessity

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 92

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 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. 14LakePlantLily
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EnginePlantCar
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19CarMudRally
  20. 20EarthRallyMarch
  21. 21LilyMarchMay
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25AshPhoenixRebirth
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  28. 28PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30FirePlanetSun
  31. 31FireSunSolar
  32. 32PlantSolarOxygen
  33. 33OxygenWaterHydrogen
  34. 34DandelionHydrogenHelium
  35. 35DandelionEarthFlower
  36. 36CarFlowerCarnation
  37. 37CarnationTeaT
  38. 38HeliumTThe
  39. 39RepeatTheThe The
  40. 40DandelionWaterWine
  41. 41SteamWineStew
  42. 42FireStewChili
  43. 43ChiliFireHot
  44. 44DandelionDustWish
  45. 45HotWishDesire
  46. 46FireWindSmoke
  47. 47PlantSmokeIncense
  48. 48PlantWaterSwamp
  49. 49IncenseSwampMosquito
  50. 50EarthEarthMountain
  51. 51DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  52. 52Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  53. 53FireSeedsPopcorn
  54. 54MountainPopcornMovie
  55. 55MosquitoMovieIt
  56. 56DesireItWant
  57. 57The TheWantThe Want
  58. 58MayThe WantThe Need
  59. 59SynonymThe NeedThe Necessity
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→ Synonym14Lake + Plant→ Lily15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Plant→ Car18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Car + Mud→ Rally20Earth + Rally→ March21Lily + March→ May22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Dust + Fire→ Ash24Ash + Fire→ Phoenix25Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth26Plant + Steam→ Tea27Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea28Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Fire + Planet→ Sun31Fire + Sun→ Solar32Plant + Solar→ Oxygen33Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen34Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium35Dandelion + Earth→ Flower36Car + Flower→ Carnation37Carnation + Tea→ T38Helium + T→ The39Repeat + The→ The The40Dandelion + Water→ Wine41Steam + Wine→ Stew42Fire + Stew→ Chili43Chili + Fire→ Hot44Dandelion + Dust→ Wish45Hot + Wish→ Desire46Fire + Wind→ Smoke47Plant + Smoke→ Incense48Plant + Water→ Swamp49Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito50Earth + Earth→ Mountain51Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch52Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds53Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn54Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie55Mosquito + Movie→ It56Desire + It→ Want57The The + Want→ The Want58May + The Want→ The Need59Synonym + The Need→ The Necessity

The Necessity at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
92
longer than 99% 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 Necessity in Infinite Craft?

Combine Synonym with The Need. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Necessity?

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

Is The Necessity hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Necessity?

Only one known combination produces The Necessity.

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