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How to Make The Pretend in Infinite Craft

The Pretend is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 76 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus The Play. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymThe PlayThe Pretend

Marathon76 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 132

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 76 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21LakeWaterOcean
  22. 22OceanWaterFish
  23. 23FishWindFlying Fish
  24. 24EarthFlying FishBird
  25. 25BirdEarthChicken
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27FireSteamEngine
  28. 28EarthEngineTractor
  29. 29MountainTractorBulldozer
  30. 30BulldozerMountainRoad
  31. 31ChickenRoadWhy
  32. 32DustWhyBecause
  33. 33BecauseBecauseAnd
  34. 34LakeMountainFjord
  35. 35FireFireVolcano
  36. 36FjordVolcanoIceland
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38AshPlantTobacco
  39. 39IcelandTobaccoIcelandic
  40. 40EarthTreeForest
  41. 41PlantWindDandelion
  42. 42DandelionEarthFlower
  43. 43FlowerPlantGarden
  44. 44ForestGardenPark
  45. 45IcelandicParkTheme
  46. 46AndThemeAndtheme
  47. 47EarthTractorFarm
  48. 48FarmFireBarbecue
  49. 49AshBarbecueBurger
  50. 50BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  51. 51DustEngineVacuum
  52. 52FireVacuumBlack Hole
  53. 53Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  54. 54Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  55. 55PlantSteamTea
  56. 56EngineWindWindmill
  57. 57TeaWindmillDutch
  58. 58DustEarthPlanet
  59. 59FirePlanetSun
  60. 60SunTime MachineFuture
  61. 61DutchFutureTense
  62. 62Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  63. 63WindWindTornado
  64. 64Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  65. 65Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  66. 66AndthemePresent TenseAnd the
  67. 67WaterWindWave
  68. 68EarthWaveSand
  69. 69FireSandGlass
  70. 70GlassWindWindow
  71. 71WindWindowCurtain
  72. 72CurtainMountainStage
  73. 73EarthStageTheater
  74. 74SteamTheaterPlay
  75. 75And thePlayThe Play
  76. 76AntonymThe PlayThe Pretend
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Lake + Water→ Ocean22Ocean + Water→ Fish23Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish24Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird25Bird + Earth→ Chicken26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Fire + Steam→ Engine28Earth + Engine→ Tractor29Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer30Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road31Chicken + Road→ Why32Dust + Why→ Because33Because + Because→ And34Lake + Mountain→ Fjord35Fire + Fire→ Volcano36Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Ash + Plant→ Tobacco39Iceland + Tobacco→ Icelandic40Earth + Tree→ Forest41Plant + Wind→ Dandelion42Dandelion + Earth→ Flower43Flower + Plant→ Garden44Forest + Garden→ Park45Icelandic + Park→ Theme46And + Theme→ Andtheme47Earth + Tractor→ Farm48Farm + Fire→ Barbecue49Ash + Barbecue→ Burger50Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger51Dust + Engine→ Vacuum52Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole53Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine54Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger55Plant + Steam→ Tea56Engine + Wind→ Windmill57Tea + Windmill→ Dutch58Dust + Earth→ Planet59Fire + Planet→ Sun60Sun + Time Machine→ Future61Dutch + Future→ Tense62Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense63Wind + Wind→ Tornado64Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity65Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense66Andtheme + Present Tense→ And the67Water + Wind→ Wave68Earth + Wave→ Sand69Fire + Sand→ Glass70Glass + Wind→ Window71Wind + Window→ Curtain72Curtain + Mountain→ Stage73Earth + Stage→ Theater74Steam + Theater→ Play75And the + Play→ The Play76Antonym + The Play→ The Pretend

The Pretend at a glance

Steps to craft
76
Marathon
Crafting depth
132
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Pretend in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with The Play. The full path from the base elements takes 76 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Pretend?

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

Is The Pretend hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 76 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Pretend?

Only one known combination produces The Pretend.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.