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How to Make The Van Halen in Infinite Craft

The Van Halen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Van. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe VanThe Van Halen

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 100

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15SandWaterBeach
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17BeachLavaHawaii
  18. 18PlantWaveSeaweed
  19. 19HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  20. 20FirePokePoker
  21. 21PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  22. 22SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EnginePlantCar
  26. 26SteamWindCloud
  27. 27CloudWaterRain
  28. 28CarRainTraffic
  29. 29Swamp ThingTrafficSwamped
  30. 30PokerSwampedAll-in
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32AshPhoenixRebirth
  33. 33PlantSteamTea
  34. 34RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  35. 35PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  36. 36FirePlanetSun
  37. 37FireSunSolar
  38. 38PlantSolarOxygen
  39. 39OxygenWaterHydrogen
  40. 40DandelionHydrogenHelium
  41. 41DandelionEarthFlower
  42. 42CarFlowerCarnation
  43. 43CarnationTeaT
  44. 44HeliumTThe
  45. 45RepeatTheThe The
  46. 46All-inThe TheAll The
  47. 47EngineWindWindmill
  48. 48TeaWindmillDutch
  49. 49CarEngineRacecar
  50. 50DutchRacecarSpyder
  51. 51DutchSpyderVan
  52. 52All TheVanThe Van
  53. 53OppositeThe VanThe Van Halen
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→ Opposite13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Sand + Water→ Beach16Earth + Fire→ Lava17Beach + Lava→ Hawaii18Plant + Wave→ Seaweed19Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke20Fire + Poke→ Poker21Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap22Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing23Fire + Water→ Steam24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Engine + Plant→ Car26Steam + Wind→ Cloud27Cloud + Water→ Rain28Car + Rain→ Traffic29Swamp Thing + Traffic→ Swamped30Poker + Swamped→ All-in31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth33Plant + Steam→ Tea34Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea35Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat36Fire + Planet→ Sun37Fire + Sun→ Solar38Plant + Solar→ Oxygen39Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen40Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium41Dandelion + Earth→ Flower42Car + Flower→ Carnation43Carnation + Tea→ T44Helium + T→ The45Repeat + The→ The The46All-in + The The→ All The47Engine + Wind→ Windmill48Tea + Windmill→ Dutch49Car + Engine→ Racecar50Dutch + Racecar→ Spyder51Dutch + Spyder→ Van52All The + Van→ The Van53Opposite + The Van→ The Van Halen

The Van Halen at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Van Halen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Van. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Van Halen?

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

Is The Van Halen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Van Halen?

Only one known combination produces The Van Halen.

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