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How to Make The Sum in Infinite Craft

The Sum is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Synonym plus The Whole. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SynonymThe WholeThe Sum

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 68

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5PlantStoneFossil
  6. 6FireFossilDinosaur
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustWindSandstorm
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10DustTreeWood
  11. 11SandstormWoodSandal
  12. 12DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  13. 13LakeThesaurusSynonym
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16AshFirePhoenix
  17. 17AshPhoenixRebirth
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19PlantSteamTea
  20. 20RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  21. 21PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23FirePlanetSun
  24. 24FireSunSolar
  25. 25PlantSolarOxygen
  26. 26OxygenWaterHydrogen
  27. 27DandelionHydrogenHelium
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30DandelionEarthFlower
  31. 31CarFlowerCarnation
  32. 32CarnationTeaT
  33. 33HeliumTThe
  34. 34RepeatTheThe The
  35. 35DandelionPlantWeed
  36. 36DustWeedClean
  37. 37DandelionWindSeed
  38. 38SeedTreeApple
  39. 39AppleSteamPie
  40. 40CleanPieWhole
  41. 41The TheWholeThe Whole
  42. 42SynonymThe WholeThe Sum
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Plant + Stone→ Fossil6Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Dust + Tree→ Wood11Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal12Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus13Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Ash + Fire→ Phoenix17Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth18Fire + Water→ Steam19Plant + Steam→ Tea20Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea21Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Fire + Planet→ Sun24Fire + Sun→ Solar25Plant + Solar→ Oxygen26Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen27Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Engine + Plant→ Car30Dandelion + Earth→ Flower31Car + Flower→ Carnation32Carnation + Tea→ T33Helium + T→ The34Repeat + The→ The The35Dandelion + Plant→ Weed36Dust + Weed→ Clean37Dandelion + Wind→ Seed38Seed + Tree→ Apple39Apple + Steam→ Pie40Clean + Pie→ Whole41The The + Whole→ The Whole42Synonym + The Whole→ The Sum

The Sum at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Sum in Infinite Craft?

Combine Synonym with The Whole. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Sum?

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

Is The Sum hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Sum?

Only one known combination produces The Sum.

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