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How to Make Thrives in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

SimilarThrivedThrives

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1002 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10DandelionEngineHelicopter
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12HelicopterMountainRescue
  13. 13AntRescueAid
  14. 14DustWindSandstorm
  15. 15SandstormWaterOasis
  16. 16OasisPlantDate
  17. 17DateWaterDating
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19FireMudBrick
  20. 20BrickBrickWall
  21. 21DatingWallFacebook
  22. 22FacebookFireLike
  23. 23AidLikeSimilar
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25FireWineAlcohol
  26. 26AlcoholWindHangover
  27. 27HangoverWaterCure
  28. 28WindWindTornado
  29. 29TornadoWaterTsunami
  30. 30CureTsunamiSurvivor
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35EarthPlantTree
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39SurvivorThesaurusThriver
  40. 40ThriverThriverThriving
  41. 41TreeWaterRiver
  42. 42RiverTreePaper
  43. 43PaperPlantBook
  44. 44EarthRiverDelta
  45. 45BookDeltaAlphabet
  46. 46AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  47. 47FireWindSmoke
  48. 48PlantSmokeIncense
  49. 49WaterWindWave
  50. 50EarthWaveSand
  51. 51IncenseSandSnake
  52. 52Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  53. 53WindWineBalloon
  54. 54BalloonDustDust Bunny
  55. 55Dust BunnyTreeDust Tree
  56. 56AnagramDust TreeTrusted
  57. 57ThrivingTrustedThrived
  58. 58SimilarThrivedThrives
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter11Earth + Earth→ Mountain12Helicopter + Mountain→ Rescue13Ant + Rescue→ Aid14Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm15Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis16Oasis + Plant→ Date17Date + Water→ Dating18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Fire + Mud→ Brick20Brick + Brick→ Wall21Dating + Wall→ Facebook22Facebook + Fire→ Like23Aid + Like→ Similar24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Fire + Wine→ Alcohol26Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover27Hangover + Water→ Cure28Wind + Wind→ Tornado29Tornado + Water→ Tsunami30Cure + Tsunami→ Survivor31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Earth + Plant→ Tree36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Survivor + Thesaurus→ Thriver40Thriver + Thriver→ Thriving41Tree + Water→ River42River + Tree→ Paper43Paper + Plant→ Book44Earth + River→ Delta45Book + Delta→ Alphabet46Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup47Fire + Wind→ Smoke48Plant + Smoke→ Incense49Water + Wind→ Wave50Earth + Wave→ Sand51Incense + Sand→ Snake52Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram53Wind + Wine→ Balloon54Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny55Dust Bunny + Tree→ Dust Tree56Anagram + Dust Tree→ Trusted57Thriving + Trusted→ Thrived58Similar + Thrived→ Thrives

Other ways to make Thrives

2 combinations are known to produce Thrives. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Thrives
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SimilarThrivedThrives
SIMILARThrivedThrives

Thrives at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 58 steps

Similar effort to Thrives, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thrives in Infinite Craft?

Combine Similar with Thrived. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thrives?

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

Is Thrives 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 Thrives?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Thrives, and the shortest route is shown above.

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