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How to Make The Ultimate Question in Infinite Craft

The Ultimate Question is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Synonym plus The Ultimate Answer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SynonymThe Ultimate AnswerThe Ultimate Question

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 602 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EngineStoneSteamroller
  17. 17EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  18. 18Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  19. 19EnginePlantCar
  20. 20CarEarthTire
  21. 21CarTireRace
  22. 22EarthRaceMarathon
  23. 23FrisbeeMarathonUltimate
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26DandelionSwampFrog
  27. 27FireFrogBoiling Frog
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29Boiling FrogPlanetKermit
  30. 30PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  31. 31KermitVenus FlytrapKermit the Frog
  32. 32SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  33. 33Kermit the FrogSwamp ThingSwamp Kermit
  34. 34FrogSwamp Kermitthe
  35. 35UltimatetheThe Ultimate Answer
  36. 36SynonymThe Ultimate AnswerThe Ultimate Question
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→ Synonym14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Stone→ Steamroller17Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth18Flat Earth + Wind→ Frisbee19Engine + Plant→ Car20Car + Earth→ Tire21Car + Tire→ Race22Earth + Race→ Marathon23Frisbee + Marathon→ Ultimate24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Plant + Water→ Swamp26Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog27Fire + Frog→ Boiling Frog28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Boiling Frog + Planet→ Kermit30Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap31Kermit + Venus Flytrap→ Kermit the Frog32Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing33Kermit the Frog + Swamp Thing→ Swamp Kermit34Frog + Swamp Kermit→ the35Ultimate + the→ The Ultimate Answer36Synonym + The Ultimate Answer→ The Ultimate Question

Other ways to make The Ultimate Question

2 combinations are known to produce The Ultimate Question. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Ultimate Question
FirstSecondResult
SynonymThe Ultimate AnswerThe Ultimate Question
LessThe Ultimate AnswerThe Ultimate Question

The Ultimate Question at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Ultimate Question in Infinite Craft?

Combine Synonym with The Ultimate Answer. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Ultimate Question?

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

Is The Ultimate Question hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Ultimate Question?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Ultimate Question, 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.