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How to Make The What in Infinite Craft

The What is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Who. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe WhoThe What

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 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. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15StoneWaterRock
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18PlanetSteamSteampunk
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  22. 22RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  23. 23EngineSteamTrain
  24. 24TrainTrainTrain Station
  25. 25TrainWindZephyr
  26. 26Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  27. 27Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  28. 28OppositeThe WhoThe What
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→ Opposite13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Stone + Water→ Rock16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Fire + Water→ Steam18Planet + Steam→ Steampunk19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor22Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll23Engine + Steam→ Train24Train + Train→ Train Station25Train + Wind→ Zephyr26Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train27Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who28Opposite + The Who→ The What

What you can make with The What

The What at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The What in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Who. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The What?

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

Is The What hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The What?

Only one known combination produces The What.

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