How to Make The Thing Explained in Infinite Craft
The Thing Explained is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dead Mark Twain plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
Dead Mark TwainThesaurusThe Thing Explained
Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 32
Full crafting path from the base elements
Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.
- 1WaterWaterLake
- 2EarthWindDust
- 3DustFireAsh
- 4LakeWaterOcean
- 5AshOceanSalt
- 6LakeSaltDead Sea
- 7EarthWaterPlant
- 8EarthPlantTree
- 9TreeWaterRiver
- 10WindWindTornado
- 11TornadoTornadoHurricane
- 12FireWaterSteam
- 13HurricaneSteamSteamboat
- 14RiverSteamboatMark Twain
- 15Dead SeaMark TwainDead Mark Twain
- 16EarthFireLava
- 17LavaWaterStone
- 18PlantStoneFossil
- 19FireFossilDinosaur
- 20DustWindSandstorm
- 21DustTreeWood
- 22SandstormWoodSandal
- 23DinosaurSandalThesaurus
- 24Dead Mark TwainThesaurusThe Thing Explained
The Thing Explained at a glance
- Steps to craft
- 24
- Marathon
- Crafting depth
- 32
- longer than 90% 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 Thing Explained in Infinite Craft?
Combine Dead Mark Twain with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.
How many steps does it take to make The Thing Explained?
24 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is The Thing Explained hard to make in Infinite Craft?
It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make The Thing Explained?
Only one known combination produces The Thing Explained.