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How to Make The Y in Infinite Craft

The Y is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Is plus The Why. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IsThe WhyThe Y

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 863 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WindWindTornado
  4. 4TornadoWaterTsunami
  5. 5EarthTsunamiIsland
  6. 6EarthIslandContinent
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9SteamWaveSurf
  10. 10ContinentSurfAustralia
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12MountainWindAvalanche
  13. 13AvalancheWindSnow
  14. 14AustraliaSnowNo
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakeWaterOcean
  17. 17NoOceanNot
  18. 18AshNotIs
  19. 19TornadoTornadoHurricane
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionDustWish
  24. 24TreeWishMoney
  25. 25HurricaneMoneyProfit
  26. 26FireProfitLoss
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29PlanetSteamSteampunk
  30. 30SteampunkWindAirship
  31. 31AirshipWindZeppelin
  32. 32SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  33. 33DandelionWaterWine
  34. 34Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  35. 35EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  36. 36LossMeLess
  37. 37WindWineBalloon
  38. 38BalloonDustDust Bunny
  39. 39PlantWaterSwamp
  40. 40FireSwampDragon
  41. 41AshFirePhoenix
  42. 42DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  43. 43Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  44. 44EarthFireLava
  45. 45LavaWaterStone
  46. 46StoneWaterRock
  47. 47FireSteamEngine
  48. 48EarthEngineTractor
  49. 49SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  50. 50RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  51. 51EngineSteamTrain
  52. 52TrainTrainTrain Station
  53. 53TrainWindZephyr
  54. 54Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  55. 55Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  56. 56OppositeThe WhoThe What
  57. 57LessThe WhatThe Why
  58. 58IsThe WhyThe Y
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Wind + Wind→ Tornado4Tornado + Water→ Tsunami5Earth + Tsunami→ Island6Earth + Island→ Continent7Fire + Water→ Steam8Water + Wind→ Wave9Steam + Wave→ Surf10Continent + Surf→ Australia11Earth + Earth→ Mountain12Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche13Avalanche + Wind→ Snow14Australia + Snow→ No15Water + Water→ Lake16Lake + Water→ Ocean17No + Ocean→ Not18Ash + Not→ Is19Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane20Earth + Water→ Plant21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Dust→ Wish24Tree + Wish→ Money25Hurricane + Money→ Profit26Fire + Profit→ Loss27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Planet + Steam→ Steampunk30Steampunk + Wind→ Airship31Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin32Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin33Dandelion + Water→ Wine34Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé35Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me36Loss + Me→ Less37Wind + Wine→ Balloon38Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny39Plant + Water→ Swamp40Fire + Swamp→ Dragon41Ash + Fire→ Phoenix42Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang43Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite44Earth + Fire→ Lava45Lava + Water→ Stone46Stone + Water→ Rock47Fire + Steam→ Engine48Earth + Engine→ Tractor49Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor50Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll51Engine + Steam→ Train52Train + Train→ Train Station53Train + Wind→ Zephyr54Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train55Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who56Opposite + The Who→ The What57Less + The What→ The Why58Is + The Why→ The Y

Other ways to make The Y

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Y
FirstSecondResult
IsThe WhyThe Y
ISThe WhyThe Y
InitialsThe YouThe Y

What you can make with The Y

The Y at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 58 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Y in Infinite Craft?

Combine Is with The Why. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Y?

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

Is The Y hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Y?

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