Home / Recipes / The Ways and Means ๐ผ How to Make The Ways and Means in Infinite CraftThe Ways and Means is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Similar plus The Ways. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ Similar+ ๐ถ The Ways= ๐ผ The Ways and Means
Marathon 54 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 84 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce The Ways and Means, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 84 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant2 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Swamp3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ Swamp= ๐ Dragon4 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust5 ๐ Dragon+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ Dragonfly6 ๐ Dragonfly+ ๐ Earth= ๐ Ant7 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion8 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam9 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine10 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ Engine= ๐ Helicopter11 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain12 ๐ Helicopter+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐ Rescue13 ๐ Ant+ ๐ Rescue= ๐ Aid14 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm15 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Oasis16 ๐๏ธ Oasis+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Date17 ๐ Date+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Dating18 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ฉ Mud19 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฉ Mud= ๐งฑ Brick20 ๐งฑ Brick+ ๐งฑ Brick= ๐งฑ Wall21 ๐ Dating+ ๐งฑ Wall= ๐ฌ Facebook22 ๐ฌ Facebook+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Like23 ๐ Aid+ ๐ Like= ๐ Similar24 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet25 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash26 ๐ Ash+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ฅ Phoenix27 ๐ Ash+ ๐ฅ Phoenix= ๐ฑ Rebirth28 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ต Tea29 ๐ฑ Rebirth+ ๐ต Tea= ๐ต Re-Tea30 ๐ช Planet+ ๐ต Re-Tea= ๐ Repeat31 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ช Planet= โ๏ธ Sun32 ๐ฅ Fire+ โ๏ธ Sun= โ๏ธ Solar33 ๐ฑ Plant+ โ๏ธ Solar= ๐จ Oxygen34 ๐จ Oxygen+ ๐ง Water= ๐ง Hydrogen35 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Hydrogen= ๐ Helium36 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car37 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ Earth= ๐ธ Flower38 ๐ Car+ ๐ธ Flower= ๐ Carnation39 ๐ Carnation+ ๐ต Tea= ๐
ฑ๏ธ T40 ๐ Helium+ ๐
ฑ๏ธ T= ๐ The41 ๐ Repeat+ ๐ The= ๐ถ The The42 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave43 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand44 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฟ Pyramid45 ๐ฟ Pyramid+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชฆ Tomb46 ๐ชฆ Tomb+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ Moses47 ๐ซ Moses+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Parting48 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke49 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog50 ๐ Car+ ๐ Earth= ๐ฉ Tire51 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ฉ Tire= ๐น Skid52 ๐ Parting+ ๐น Skid= ๐ถ Ways53 ๐ถ The The+ ๐ถ Ways= ๐ถ The Ways54 ๐ Similar+ ๐ถ The Ways= ๐ผ The Ways and MeansCrafting tree 1 Earth + Water โ Plant 2 Plant + Water โ Swamp 3 Fire + Swamp โ Dragon 4 Earth + Wind โ Dust 5 Dragon + Dust โ Dragonfly 6 Dragonfly + Earth โ Ant 7 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 8 Fire + Water โ Steam 9 Fire + Steam โ Engine 10 Dandelion + Engine โ Helicopter 11 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 12 Helicopter + Mountain โ Rescue 13 Ant + Rescue โ Aid 14 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 15 Sandstorm + Water โ Oasis 16 Oasis + Plant โ Date 17 Date + Water โ Dating 18 Earth + Steam โ Mud 19 Fire + Mud โ Brick 20 Brick + Brick โ Wall 21 Dating + Wall โ Facebook 22 Facebook + Fire โ Like 23 Aid + Like โ Similar 24 Dust + Earth โ Planet 25 Dust + Fire โ Ash 26 Ash + Fire โ Phoenix 27 Ash + Phoenix โ Rebirth 28 Plant + Steam โ Tea 29 Rebirth + Tea โ Re-Tea 30 Planet + Re-Tea โ Repeat 31 Fire + Planet โ Sun 32 Fire + Sun โ Solar 33 Plant + Solar โ Oxygen 34 Oxygen + Water โ Hydrogen 35 Dandelion + Hydrogen โ Helium 36 Engine + Plant โ Car 37 Dandelion + Earth โ Flower 38 Car + Flower โ Carnation 39 Carnation + Tea โ T 40 Helium + T โ The 41 Repeat + The โ The The 42 Water + Wind โ Wave 43 Earth + Wave โ Sand 44 Mountain + Sand โ Pyramid 45 Pyramid + Water โ Tomb 46 Tomb + Water โ Moses 47 Moses + Water โ Parting 48 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 49 Smoke + Water โ Fog 50 Car + Earth โ Tire 51 Fog + Tire โ Skid 52 Parting + Skid โ Ways 53 The The + Ways โ The Ways 54 Similar + The Ways โ The Ways and Means
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Other ways to make The Ways and Means 2 combinations are known to produce The Ways and Means. Here are 2 of them.
The Ways and Means at a glance
Steps to craft 54 Marathon
Crafting depth 84 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 54 steps Similar effort to The Ways and Means, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make The Ways and Means in Infinite Craft? Combine Similar with The Ways. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.
How many steps does it take to make The Ways and Means? 54 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is The Ways and Means hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make The Ways and Means? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Ways and Means, and the shortest route is shown above.
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