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How to Make The Then in Infinite Craft

The Then is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 78 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The If. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe IfThe Then

Marathon78 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 127

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 78 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. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassWindWindow
  18. 18TornadoWindowBroken Window
  19. 19FireGlassLens
  20. 20FireLensMagnifying Glass
  21. 21Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  22. 22Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  23. 23ClueEvidenceCase
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27EarthFireLava
  28. 28LavaWaterStone
  29. 29SandstormStoneSphinx
  30. 30FogSphinxRiddle
  31. 31RiddleWindAnswer
  32. 32FireWaterSteam
  33. 33AnswerSteamQuestion
  34. 34GlassSandHourglass
  35. 35FireHourglassTime
  36. 36QuestionTimeWhen
  37. 37CaseWhenIf
  38. 38TornadoWaterTsunami
  39. 39TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  40. 40FireSteamEngine
  41. 41DustEngineVacuum
  42. 42FireVacuumBlack Hole
  43. 43Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  44. 44SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  45. 45DestructionTime TravelParadox
  46. 46DustEarthPlanet
  47. 47AshPhoenixRebirth
  48. 48PlantSteamTea
  49. 49RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  50. 50PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  51. 51FirePlanetSun
  52. 52FireSunSolar
  53. 53PlantSolarOxygen
  54. 54OxygenWaterHydrogen
  55. 55DandelionHydrogenHelium
  56. 56EnginePlantCar
  57. 57DandelionEarthFlower
  58. 58CarFlowerCarnation
  59. 59CarnationTeaT
  60. 60HeliumTThe
  61. 61RepeatTheThe The
  62. 62EarthTsunamiIsland
  63. 63EarthIslandContinent
  64. 64SteamWaveSurf
  65. 65ContinentSurfAustralia
  66. 66EarthEarthMountain
  67. 67MountainWindAvalanche
  68. 68AvalancheWindSnow
  69. 69AustraliaSnowNo
  70. 70WaterWaterLake
  71. 71LakeWaterOcean
  72. 72NoOceanNot
  73. 73AshNotIs
  74. 74DestructionIsWas
  75. 75The TheWasThe Was
  76. 76ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  77. 77IfThe IsThe If
  78. 78OppositeThe IfThe Then
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→ Opposite13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Glass + Wind→ Window18Tornado + Window→ Broken Window19Fire + Glass→ Lens20Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass21Broken Window + Magnifying Glass→ Evidence22Broken Window + Evidence→ Clue23Clue + Evidence→ Case24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Smoke + Water→ Fog26Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm27Earth + Fire→ Lava28Lava + Water→ Stone29Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx30Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle31Riddle + Wind→ Answer32Fire + Water→ Steam33Answer + Steam→ Question34Glass + Sand→ Hourglass35Fire + Hourglass→ Time36Question + Time→ When37Case + When→ If38Tornado + Water→ Tsunami39Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction40Fire + Steam→ Engine41Dust + Engine→ Vacuum42Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole43Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine44Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel45Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox46Dust + Earth→ Planet47Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth48Plant + Steam→ Tea49Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea50Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat51Fire + Planet→ Sun52Fire + Sun→ Solar53Plant + Solar→ Oxygen54Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen55Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium56Engine + Plant→ Car57Dandelion + Earth→ Flower58Car + Flower→ Carnation59Carnation + Tea→ T60Helium + T→ The61Repeat + The→ The The62Earth + Tsunami→ Island63Earth + Island→ Continent64Steam + Wave→ Surf65Continent + Surf→ Australia66Earth + Earth→ Mountain67Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche68Avalanche + Wind→ Snow69Australia + Snow→ No70Water + Water→ Lake71Lake + Water→ Ocean72No + Ocean→ Not73Ash + Not→ Is74Destruction + Is→ Was75The The + Was→ The Was76Paradox + The Was→ The Is77If + The Is→ The If78Opposite + The If→ The Then

The Then at a glance

Steps to craft
78
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
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 Then in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The If. The full path from the base elements takes 78 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Then?

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

Is The Then hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 78 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Then?

Only one known combination produces The Then.

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