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How to Make The Never Five in Infinite Craft

The Never Five is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus The Often Four. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotThe Often FourThe Never Five

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 154

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20TreeWineDrunk
  21. 21DrunkMountainDrunken Master
  22. 22Drunken MasterMountainJackie Chan
  23. 23EarthJackie ChanRumble
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25PlantSmokeIncense
  26. 26IncenseWaterPerfume
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29GlassWindWindow
  30. 30PerfumeWindowOpen
  31. 31EarthWindDust
  32. 32DustPlantPollen
  33. 33PollenWaterHoney
  34. 34HoneyMountainBear
  35. 35GlassSandHourglass
  36. 36FireHourglassTime
  37. 37WindWineBalloon
  38. 38BalloonTreeBonsai
  39. 39BonsaiMountainZen
  40. 40TimeZenNow
  41. 41BearNowThen
  42. 42OpenThenOften
  43. 43DustWindSandstorm
  44. 44EarthSandstormDune
  45. 45DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  46. 46PlantWaterSwamp
  47. 47DandelionSwampFrog
  48. 48Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  49. 49FireSteamEngine
  50. 50DustEarthPlanet
  51. 51EarthPlanetMoon
  52. 52MoonWindWerewolf
  53. 53EngineWerewolfTransformer
  54. 54FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  55. 55Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  56. 56OftenThe OneThe Often One
  57. 57RumbleThe Often OneThe Often Two
  58. 58The Often TwoThe Often TwoThe Often Four
  59. 59NotThe Often FourThe Never Five
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island4Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Water + Windโ†’ Wave7Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf8Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia9Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain10Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche11Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow12Australia + Snowโ†’ No13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean15No + Oceanโ†’ Not16Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant17Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree18Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion19Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine20Tree + Wineโ†’ Drunk21Drunk + Mountainโ†’ Drunken Master22Drunken Master + Mountainโ†’ Jackie Chan23Earth + Jackie Chanโ†’ Rumble24Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke25Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense26Incense + Waterโ†’ Perfume27Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand28Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass29Glass + Windโ†’ Window30Perfume + Windowโ†’ Open31Earth + Windโ†’ Dust32Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen33Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey34Honey + Mountainโ†’ Bear35Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass36Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time37Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon38Balloon + Treeโ†’ Bonsai39Bonsai + Mountainโ†’ Zen40Time + Zenโ†’ Now41Bear + Nowโ†’ Then42Open + Thenโ†’ Often43Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm44Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune45Dune + Incenseโ†’ Frank Herbert46Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp47Dandelion + Swampโ†’ Frog48Frank Herbert + Frogโ†’ Kwisatz Haderach49Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine50Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet51Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon52Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf53Engine + Werewolfโ†’ Transformer54Fire + Transformerโ†’ Optimus Prime55Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Primeโ†’ The One56Often + The Oneโ†’ The Often One57Rumble + The Often Oneโ†’ The Often Two58The Often Two + The Often Twoโ†’ The Often Four59Not + The Often Fourโ†’ The Never Five

The Never Five at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
154
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 59 steps

Similar effort to The Never Five, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Never Five in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with The Often Four. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Never Five?

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

Is The Never Five 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 Never Five?

Only one known combination produces The Never Five.

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