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How to Make The Old Man and the Sea in Infinite Craft

The Old Man and the Sea sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Beach plus Hemingway.

The final combination

BeachHemingwayThe Old Man and the Sea

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 172 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6DandelionWaterWine
  7. 7FireWineAlcohol
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9TreeWindLeaf
  10. 10AlcoholLeafAbsinthe
  11. 11AbsintheBeachHemingway
  12. 12BeachHemingwayThe Old Man and the Sea
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Water→ Plant5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Dandelion + Water→ Wine7Fire + Wine→ Alcohol8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Tree + Wind→ Leaf10Alcohol + Leaf→ Absinthe11Absinthe + Beach→ Hemingway12Beach + Hemingway→ The Old Man and the Sea

Other ways to make The Old Man and the Sea

2 combinations are known to produce The Old Man and the Sea. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Old Man and the Sea
FirstSecondResult
1930sFishing TipsThe Old Man and the Sea
BeachHemingwayThe Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Old Man and the Sea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Beach with Hemingway. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Old Man and the Sea?

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

Is The Old Man and the Sea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Old Man and the Sea?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Old Man and the Sea, 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.