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How to Make They-were-by in Infinite Craft

They-were-by is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is They plus Were-by. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

TheyWere-byThey-were-by

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 76

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6MountainSandPyramid
  7. 7LensPyramidEye
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10GlassWindWindow
  11. 11WindWindowCurtain
  12. 12CurtainMountainStage
  13. 13DandelionStageMic
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16MicTsunamiKanye
  17. 17PlantWaterSwamp
  18. 18KanyeSwampYe
  19. 19EyeYeThey
  20. 20SandWaterBeach
  21. 21EarthGlassBottle
  22. 22BeachBottleMessage
  23. 23EarthMessageLetter
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26FirePlanetSun
  27. 27SunWindSunflower
  28. 28LetterSunflowerA
  29. 29AFireB
  30. 30EarthPlantTree
  31. 31TreeWaterRiver
  32. 32RiverTreePaper
  33. 33EarthPaperMap
  34. 34MapWaterTreasure
  35. 35MapTreasureX
  36. 36WindXY
  37. 37BYBY
  38. 38DustWindSandstorm
  39. 39SandstormWaterOasis
  40. 40DustOasisMummy
  41. 41DandelionMummyScarecrow
  42. 42DustScarecrowTin Man
  43. 43EarthTin ManTin
  44. 44TinWaterTin Can
  45. 45EarthPlanetMoon
  46. 46MoonWindWerewolf
  47. 47TreeWerewolfWere-tree
  48. 48Tin CanWere-treeWere-can
  49. 49BYWere-canWere-by
  50. 50TheyWere-byThey-were-by
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Glass→ Lens5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid7Lens + Pyramid→ Eye8Earth + Water→ Plant9Plant + Wind→ Dandelion10Glass + Wind→ Window11Wind + Window→ Curtain12Curtain + Mountain→ Stage13Dandelion + Stage→ Mic14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Mic + Tsunami→ Kanye17Plant + Water→ Swamp18Kanye + Swamp→ Ye19Eye + Ye→ They20Sand + Water→ Beach21Earth + Glass→ Bottle22Beach + Bottle→ Message23Earth + Message→ Letter24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Fire + Planet→ Sun27Sun + Wind→ Sunflower28Letter + Sunflower→ A29A + Fire→ B30Earth + Plant→ Tree31Tree + Water→ River32River + Tree→ Paper33Earth + Paper→ Map34Map + Water→ Treasure35Map + Treasure→ X36Wind + X→ Y37B + Y→ BY38Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm39Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis40Dust + Oasis→ Mummy41Dandelion + Mummy→ Scarecrow42Dust + Scarecrow→ Tin Man43Earth + Tin Man→ Tin44Tin + Water→ Tin Can45Earth + Planet→ Moon46Moon + Wind→ Werewolf47Tree + Werewolf→ Were-tree48Tin Can + Were-tree→ Were-can49BY + Were-can→ Were-by50They + Were-by→ They-were-by

What you can make with They-were-by

They-were-by at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
15
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make They-were-by in Infinite Craft?

Combine They with Were-by. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make They-were-by?

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

Is They-were-by hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make They-were-by?

Only one known combination produces They-were-by.

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