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How to Make The Surface in Infinite Craft

The Surface is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus The Underground. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotThe UndergroundThe Surface

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 392 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineSteamTrain
  18. 18TrainWaterSubmarine
  19. 19SubmarineTrainSubway
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  23. 23Venus FlytrapVenus FlytrapGiant Venus Flytrap
  24. 24MountainMountainMountain Range
  25. 25Giant Venus FlytrapMountain RangeThe Himalayas
  26. 26SubwayThe HimalayasThe Underground
  27. 27NotThe UndergroundThe Surface
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Steam→ Train18Train + Water→ Submarine19Submarine + Train→ Subway20Earth + Water→ Plant21Plant + Water→ Swamp22Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap23Venus Flytrap + Venus Flytrap→ Giant Venus Flytrap24Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range25Giant Venus Flytrap + Mountain Range→ The Himalayas26Subway + The Himalayas→ The Underground27Not + The Underground→ The Surface

Other ways to make The Surface

2 combinations are known to produce The Surface. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Surface
FirstSecondResult
NotThe UndergroundThe Surface
AntonymThe UndergroundThe Surface

The Surface at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Surface in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with The Underground. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Surface?

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

Is The Surface hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Surface?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Surface, 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.