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How to Make The Whys in Infinite Craft

The Whys is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 61 combinations to get there, and the final one is Plural plus The Why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PluralThe WhyThe Whys

Marathon61 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 91

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 61 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  21. 21NotSingularityPlural
  22. 22TornadoTornadoHurricane
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27TreeWishMoney
  28. 28HurricaneMoneyProfit
  29. 29FireProfitLoss
  30. 30FireWindSmoke
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32PlanetSteamSteampunk
  33. 33SteampunkWindAirship
  34. 34AirshipWindZeppelin
  35. 35SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  36. 36DandelionWaterWine
  37. 37Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  38. 38EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  39. 39LossMeLess
  40. 40WindWineBalloon
  41. 41BalloonDustDust Bunny
  42. 42PlantWaterSwamp
  43. 43FireSwampDragon
  44. 44DustFireAsh
  45. 45AshFirePhoenix
  46. 46DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  47. 47Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  48. 48EarthFireLava
  49. 49LavaWaterStone
  50. 50StoneWaterRock
  51. 51EarthEngineTractor
  52. 52SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  53. 53RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  54. 54EngineSteamTrain
  55. 55TrainTrainTrain Station
  56. 56TrainWindZephyr
  57. 57Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  58. 58Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  59. 59OppositeThe WhoThe What
  60. 60LessThe WhatThe Why
  61. 61PluralThe WhyThe Whys
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Dust + Engine→ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole20Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity21Not + Singularity→ Plural22Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane23Earth + Water→ Plant24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Tree + Wish→ Money28Hurricane + Money→ Profit29Fire + Profit→ Loss30Fire + Wind→ Smoke31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Planet + Steam→ Steampunk33Steampunk + Wind→ Airship34Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin35Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin36Dandelion + Water→ Wine37Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé38Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me39Loss + Me→ Less40Wind + Wine→ Balloon41Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny42Plant + Water→ Swamp43Fire + Swamp→ Dragon44Dust + Fire→ Ash45Ash + Fire→ Phoenix46Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang47Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite48Earth + Fire→ Lava49Lava + Water→ Stone50Stone + Water→ Rock51Earth + Engine→ Tractor52Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor53Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll54Engine + Steam→ Train55Train + Train→ Train Station56Train + Wind→ Zephyr57Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train58Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who59Opposite + The Who→ The What60Less + The What→ The Why61Plural + The Why→ The Whys

The Whys at a glance

Steps to craft
61
Marathon
Crafting depth
91
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 61 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Whys in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plural with The Why. The full path from the base elements takes 61 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Whys?

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

Is The Whys hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 61 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Whys?

Only one known combination produces The Whys.

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