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How to Make This Week’s News in Infinite Craft

This Week’s News is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Delete plus Last Week’s News. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DeleteLast Week’s NewsThis Week’s News

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 89

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6DustPencilEraser
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8FirePlanetSun
  9. 9FireSunSolar
  10. 10PlanetSolarSystem
  11. 11FireSystemComputer
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14ComputerTsunamiInternet
  15. 15EraserInternetDelete
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21AshTimeHistory
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23GlassSteamMirror
  24. 24HistoryMirrorPast
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26SmokeWaterFog
  27. 27FogPlantMushroom
  28. 28EarthMushroomToadstool
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionPlantWeed
  31. 31ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  32. 32DustWindSandstorm
  33. 33SandstormWaterOasis
  34. 34OasisPlantDate
  35. 35DateWaterDating
  36. 36DatingEarthMarriage
  37. 37EarthMarriageDivorce
  38. 38DandelionDustWish
  39. 39WaterWishGenie
  40. 40DivorceGenieSingle
  41. 41Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  42. 42PastTriplePast Tense
  43. 43EarthEarthMountain
  44. 44DatingMountainRelationship
  45. 45PlantRelationshipFamily
  46. 46TreeWaterRiver
  47. 47RiverTreePaper
  48. 48DandelionWindSeed
  49. 49SeedTreeApple
  50. 50AppleTsunamiiPad
  51. 51PaperiPadMagazine
  52. 52FamilyMagazineReader’s Digest
  53. 53Past TenseReader’s DigestLast Week’s News
  54. 54DeleteLast Week’s NewsThis Week’s News
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Dust + Pencil→ Eraser7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Fire + Planet→ Sun9Fire + Sun→ Solar10Planet + Solar→ System11Fire + System→ Computer12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Computer + Tsunami→ Internet15Eraser + Internet→ Delete16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglass→ Time21Ash + Time→ History22Fire + Water→ Steam23Glass + Steam→ Mirror24History + Mirror→ Past25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Smoke + Water→ Fog27Fog + Plant→ Mushroom28Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Dandelion + Plant→ Weed31Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom32Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm33Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis34Oasis + Plant→ Date35Date + Water→ Dating36Dating + Earth→ Marriage37Earth + Marriage→ Divorce38Dandelion + Dust→ Wish39Water + Wish→ Genie40Divorce + Genie→ Single41Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple42Past + Triple→ Past Tense43Earth + Earth→ Mountain44Dating + Mountain→ Relationship45Plant + Relationship→ Family46Tree + Water→ River47River + Tree→ Paper48Dandelion + Wind→ Seed49Seed + Tree→ Apple50Apple + Tsunami→ iPad51Paper + iPad→ Magazine52Family + Magazine→ Reader’s Digest53Past Tense + Reader’s Digest→ Last Week’s News54Delete + Last Week’s News→ This Week’s News

This Week’s News at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
89
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make This Week’s News in Infinite Craft?

Combine Delete with Last Week’s News. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make This Week’s News?

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

Is This Week’s News hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make This Week’s News?

Only one known combination produces This Week’s News.

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