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How to Make The One That Stayed in Infinite Craft

The One That Stayed is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 70 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The One That Got Away. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe One That Got AwayThe One That Stayed

Marathon70 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1203 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 70 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16CarDustRust
  17. 17DandelionPlantWeed
  18. 18DustWeedClean
  19. 19FireRustIron
  20. 20CleanIronWrinkle
  21. 21RustWrinkleAge
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24OceanWaterFish
  25. 25FishWindFlying Fish
  26. 26FireFishSushi
  27. 27Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  28. 28LakePlantLily
  29. 29Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31LakeMountainFjord
  32. 32FireFireVolcano
  33. 33FjordVolcanoIceland
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36SurfWindSurfing
  37. 37IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  38. 38Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  39. 39EarthThisThat
  40. 40DustWindSandstorm
  41. 41EarthSandstormDune
  42. 42FireWindSmoke
  43. 43PlantSmokeIncense
  44. 44DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  45. 45DandelionSwampFrog
  46. 46Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  47. 47DustEarthPlanet
  48. 48EarthPlanetMoon
  49. 49MoonWindWerewolf
  50. 50EngineWerewolfTransformer
  51. 51FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  52. 52Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  53. 53ThatThe OneThat One
  54. 54AshPhoenixRebirth
  55. 55PlantSteamTea
  56. 56RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  57. 57PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  58. 58FirePlanetSun
  59. 59FireSunSolar
  60. 60PlantSolarOxygen
  61. 61OxygenWaterHydrogen
  62. 62DandelionHydrogenHelium
  63. 63DandelionEarthFlower
  64. 64CarFlowerCarnation
  65. 65CarnationTeaT
  66. 66HeliumTThe
  67. 67RepeatTheThe The
  68. 68That OneThe TheThat The One
  69. 69AgeThat The OneThe One That Got Away
  70. 70OppositeThe One That Got AwayThe One That Stayed
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Car + Dust→ Rust17Dandelion + Plant→ Weed18Dust + Weed→ Clean19Fire + Rust→ Iron20Clean + Iron→ Wrinkle21Rust + Wrinkle→ Age22Water + Water→ Lake23Lake + Water→ Ocean24Ocean + Water→ Fish25Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish26Fire + Fish→ Sushi27Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi28Lake + Plant→ Lily29Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Lake + Mountain→ Fjord32Fire + Fire→ Volcano33Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland34Water + Wind→ Wave35Steam + Wave→ Surf36Surf + Wind→ Surfing37Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing38Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This39Earth + This→ That40Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm41Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune42Fire + Wind→ Smoke43Plant + Smoke→ Incense44Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert45Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog46Frank Herbert + Frog→ Kwisatz Haderach47Dust + Earth→ Planet48Earth + Planet→ Moon49Moon + Wind→ Werewolf50Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer51Fire + Transformer→ Optimus Prime52Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Prime→ The One53That + The One→ That One54Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth55Plant + Steam→ Tea56Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea57Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat58Fire + Planet→ Sun59Fire + Sun→ Solar60Plant + Solar→ Oxygen61Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen62Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium63Dandelion + Earth→ Flower64Car + Flower→ Carnation65Carnation + Tea→ T66Helium + T→ The67Repeat + The→ The The68That One + The The→ That The One69Age + That The One→ The One That Got Away70Opposite + The One That Got Away→ The One That Stayed

Other ways to make The One That Stayed

3 combinations are known to produce The One That Stayed. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The One That Stayed
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe One That Got AwayThe One That Stayed
NotThe One That Got AwayThe One That Stayed
AntonymThe One That Got AwayThe One That Stayed

The One That Stayed at a glance

Steps to craft
70
Marathon
Crafting depth
120
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 70 steps

Similar effort to The One That Stayed, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The One That Stayed in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The One That Got Away. The full path from the base elements takes 70 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The One That Stayed?

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

Is The One That Stayed hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 70 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The One That Stayed?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The One That Stayed, 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.