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How to Make The Way in Infinite Craft

The Way is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Thenway. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramThenwayThe Way

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustPlantPollen
  17. 17PollenWaterHoney
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19HoneyMountainBear
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21GlassSandHourglass
  22. 22FireHourglassTime
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25WindWineBalloon
  26. 26BalloonTreeBonsai
  27. 27BonsaiMountainZen
  28. 28TimeZenNow
  29. 29BearNowThen
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31EarthPlanetMoon
  32. 32PlanetPlanetStar
  33. 33MoonStarGalaxy
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36PlanetSunSolar System
  37. 37LakeSolar SystemMilky Way
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39OceanWaterFish
  40. 40WindWindTornado
  41. 41FishTornadoSharknado
  42. 42Milky WaySharknadoMilky Sharknado
  43. 43GalaxyMilky SharknadoWay
  44. 44ThenWayThenway
  45. 45AnagramThenwayThe Way
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Plant→ Pollen17Pollen + Water→ Honey18Earth + Earth→ Mountain19Honey + Mountain→ Bear20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Glass + Sand→ Hourglass22Fire + Hourglass→ Time23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Wind + Wine→ Balloon26Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai27Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen28Time + Zen→ Now29Bear + Now→ Then30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Earth + Planet→ Moon32Planet + Planet→ Star33Moon + Star→ Galaxy34Water + Water→ Lake35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Planet + Sun→ Solar System37Lake + Solar System→ Milky Way38Lake + Water→ Ocean39Ocean + Water→ Fish40Wind + Wind→ Tornado41Fish + Tornado→ Sharknado42Milky Way + Sharknado→ Milky Sharknado43Galaxy + Milky Sharknado→ Way44Then + Way→ Thenway45Anagram + Thenway→ The Way

What you can make with The Way

The Way at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Way in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Thenway. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Way?

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

Is The Way hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Way?

Only one known combination produces The Way.

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