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How to Make The Why in Infinite Craft

The Why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Less plus The What. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LessThe WhatThe Why

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 673 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DandelionDustWish
  8. 8TreeWishMoney
  9. 9HurricaneMoneyProfit
  10. 10FireProfitLoss
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14PlanetSteamSteampunk
  15. 15SteampunkWindAirship
  16. 16AirshipWindZeppelin
  17. 17SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  20. 20EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  21. 21LossMeLess
  22. 22WindWineBalloon
  23. 23BalloonDustDust Bunny
  24. 24PlantWaterSwamp
  25. 25FireSwampDragon
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshFirePhoenix
  28. 28DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  29. 29Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  30. 30EarthFireLava
  31. 31LavaWaterStone
  32. 32StoneWaterRock
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34EarthEngineTractor
  35. 35SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  36. 36RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  37. 37EngineSteamTrain
  38. 38TrainTrainTrain Station
  39. 39TrainWindZephyr
  40. 40Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  41. 41Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  42. 42OppositeThe WhoThe What
  43. 43LessThe WhatThe Why
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dandelion + Dust→ Wish8Tree + Wish→ Money9Hurricane + Money→ Profit10Fire + Profit→ Loss11Fire + Wind→ Smoke12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Fire + Water→ Steam14Planet + Steam→ Steampunk15Steampunk + Wind→ Airship16Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin17Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé20Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me21Loss + Me→ Less22Wind + Wine→ Balloon23Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny24Plant + Water→ Swamp25Fire + Swamp→ Dragon26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Ash + Fire→ Phoenix28Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang29Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite30Earth + Fire→ Lava31Lava + Water→ Stone32Stone + Water→ Rock33Fire + Steam→ Engine34Earth + Engine→ Tractor35Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor36Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll37Engine + Steam→ Train38Train + Train→ Train Station39Train + Wind→ Zephyr40Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train41Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who42Opposite + The Who→ The What43Less + The What→ The Why

Other ways to make The Why

3 combinations are known to produce The Why. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Why
FirstSecondResult
LessThe WhatThe Why
IsThe HowThe Why
ISThe HowThe Why

What you can make with The Why

The Why at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Why in Infinite Craft?

Combine Less with The What. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Why?

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

Is The Why hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Why?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Why, 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.