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How to Make Thucydides in Infinite Craft

Thucydides is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Herodotus plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HerodotusOppositeThucydides

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 392 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10SteamWindCloud
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13OceanWaterFish
  14. 14CloudFishRainbow Trout
  15. 15DustFishStarfish
  16. 16Rainbow TroutStarfishRainbowfish
  17. 17HistoryRainbowfishHerodotus
  18. 18EarthWaterPlant
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21WindWineBalloon
  22. 22BalloonDustDust Bunny
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25AshFirePhoenix
  26. 26DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  27. 27Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  28. 28HerodotusOppositeThucydides
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud11Water + Waterโ†’ Lake12Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean13Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish14Cloud + Fishโ†’ Rainbow Trout15Dust + Fishโ†’ Starfish16Rainbow Trout + Starfishโ†’ Rainbowfish17History + Rainbowfishโ†’ Herodotus18Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant19Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion20Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine21Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon22Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny23Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp24Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon25Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix26Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang27Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite28Herodotus + Oppositeโ†’ Thucydides

Other ways to make Thucydides

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

Alternative combinations that produce Thucydides
FirstSecondResult
HerodotusOppositeThucydides
HerodotusSynonymThucydides

Thucydides at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thucydides in Infinite Craft?

Combine Herodotus with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thucydides?

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

Is Thucydides hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thucydides?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Thucydides, 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.