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How to Make The Often Similar in Infinite Craft

The Often Similar is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Similar plus The Often One. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SimilarThe Often OneThe Often Similar

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 863 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10DandelionEngineHelicopter
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12HelicopterMountainRescue
  13. 13AntRescueAid
  14. 14DustWindSandstorm
  15. 15SandstormWaterOasis
  16. 16OasisPlantDate
  17. 17DateWaterDating
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19FireMudBrick
  20. 20BrickBrickWall
  21. 21DatingWallFacebook
  22. 22FacebookFireLike
  23. 23AidLikeSimilar
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25PlantSmokeIncense
  26. 26IncenseWaterPerfume
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28EarthWaveSand
  29. 29FireSandGlass
  30. 30GlassWindWindow
  31. 31PerfumeWindowOpen
  32. 32DustPlantPollen
  33. 33PollenWaterHoney
  34. 34HoneyMountainBear
  35. 35GlassSandHourglass
  36. 36FireHourglassTime
  37. 37DandelionWaterWine
  38. 38WindWineBalloon
  39. 39EarthPlantTree
  40. 40BalloonTreeBonsai
  41. 41BonsaiMountainZen
  42. 42TimeZenNow
  43. 43BearNowThen
  44. 44OpenThenOften
  45. 45EarthSandstormDune
  46. 46DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  47. 47DandelionSwampFrog
  48. 48Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  49. 49DustEarthPlanet
  50. 50EarthPlanetMoon
  51. 51MoonWindWerewolf
  52. 52EngineWerewolfTransformer
  53. 53FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  54. 54Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  55. 55OftenThe OneThe Often One
  56. 56SimilarThe Often OneThe Often Similar
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dragon + Dustโ†’ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earthโ†’ Ant7Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Dandelion + Engineโ†’ Helicopter11Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain12Helicopter + Mountainโ†’ Rescue13Ant + Rescueโ†’ Aid14Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm15Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis16Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date17Date + Waterโ†’ Dating18Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud19Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick20Brick + Brickโ†’ Wall21Dating + Wallโ†’ Facebook22Facebook + Fireโ†’ Like23Aid + Likeโ†’ Similar24Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke25Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense26Incense + Waterโ†’ Perfume27Water + Windโ†’ Wave28Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand29Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass30Glass + Windโ†’ Window31Perfume + Windowโ†’ Open32Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen33Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey34Honey + Mountainโ†’ Bear35Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass36Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time37Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine38Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon39Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree40Balloon + Treeโ†’ Bonsai41Bonsai + Mountainโ†’ Zen42Time + Zenโ†’ Now43Bear + Nowโ†’ Then44Open + Thenโ†’ Often45Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune46Dune + Incenseโ†’ Frank Herbert47Dandelion + Swampโ†’ Frog48Frank Herbert + Frogโ†’ Kwisatz Haderach49Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet50Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon51Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf52Engine + Werewolfโ†’ Transformer53Fire + Transformerโ†’ Optimus Prime54Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Primeโ†’ The One55Often + The Oneโ†’ The Often One56Similar + The Often Oneโ†’ The Often Similar

Other ways to make The Often Similar

3 combinations are known to produce The Often Similar. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Often Similar
FirstSecondResult
SimilarThe Often OneThe Often Similar
SimilarThe Often TwoThe Often Similar
SIMILARThe Often OneThe Often Similar

The Often Similar at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Often Similar in Infinite Craft?

Combine Similar with The Often One. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Often Similar?

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

Is The Often Similar hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Often Similar?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Often Similar, and the shortest route is shown above.

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