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How to Make The Need in Infinite Craft

The Need is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is May plus The Want. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MayThe WantThe Need

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 763 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EnginePlantCar
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8CarMudRally
  9. 9EarthRallyMarch
  10. 10LilyMarchMay
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14AshFirePhoenix
  15. 15AshPhoenixRebirth
  16. 16PlantSteamTea
  17. 17RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  18. 18PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20FirePlanetSun
  21. 21FireSunSolar
  22. 22PlantSolarOxygen
  23. 23OxygenWaterHydrogen
  24. 24DandelionHydrogenHelium
  25. 25DandelionEarthFlower
  26. 26CarFlowerCarnation
  27. 27CarnationTeaT
  28. 28HeliumTThe
  29. 29RepeatTheThe The
  30. 30DandelionWaterWine
  31. 31SteamWineStew
  32. 32FireStewChili
  33. 33ChiliFireHot
  34. 34DandelionDustWish
  35. 35HotWishDesire
  36. 36FireWindSmoke
  37. 37PlantSmokeIncense
  38. 38PlantWaterSwamp
  39. 39IncenseSwampMosquito
  40. 40EarthEarthMountain
  41. 41DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  42. 42Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  43. 43FireSeedsPopcorn
  44. 44MountainPopcornMovie
  45. 45MosquitoMovieIt
  46. 46DesireItWant
  47. 47The TheWantThe Want
  48. 48MayThe WantThe Need
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Fire + Water→ Steam5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Engine + Plant→ Car7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Car + Mud→ Rally9Earth + Rally→ March10Lily + March→ May11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Ash + Fire→ Phoenix15Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth16Plant + Steam→ Tea17Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea18Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Fire + Planet→ Sun21Fire + Sun→ Solar22Plant + Solar→ Oxygen23Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen24Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium25Dandelion + Earth→ Flower26Car + Flower→ Carnation27Carnation + Tea→ T28Helium + T→ The29Repeat + The→ The The30Dandelion + Water→ Wine31Steam + Wine→ Stew32Fire + Stew→ Chili33Chili + Fire→ Hot34Dandelion + Dust→ Wish35Hot + Wish→ Desire36Fire + Wind→ Smoke37Plant + Smoke→ Incense38Plant + Water→ Swamp39Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito40Earth + Earth→ Mountain41Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch42Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds43Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn44Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie45Mosquito + Movie→ It46Desire + It→ Want47The The + Want→ The Want48May + The Want→ The Need

Other ways to make The Need

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Need
FirstSecondResult
MayThe WantThe Need
NotThe WantThe Need
SynonymThe WantThe Need

What you can make with The Need

The Need at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Need in Infinite Craft?

Combine May with The Want. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Need?

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

Is The Need hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Need?

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