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How to Make To Work in Infinite Craft

To Work is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Retired plus Wants. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

RetiredWantsTo Work

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8SandWaterBeach
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustEarthPlanet
  11. 11FirePlanetSun
  12. 12BeachSunVacation
  13. 13EngineVacationRetirement
  14. 14EarthRetirementPension
  15. 15DragonPensionRetired
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21LavaStoneObsidian
  22. 22DestructionObsidianNether
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25LakeMountainFjord
  26. 26BeachLavaHawaii
  27. 27HawaiiWindHula
  28. 28HulaWaterHula Hoop
  29. 29PlantWaveSeaweed
  30. 30HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  31. 31PlantPokePokemon
  32. 32Hula HoopPokemonHoopa
  33. 33FjordHoopaUnown
  34. 34NetherUnownN
  35. 35DustFireAsh
  36. 36EarthTsunamiIsland
  37. 37EarthIslandContinent
  38. 38SteamWaveSurf
  39. 39ContinentSurfAustralia
  40. 40MountainWindAvalanche
  41. 41AvalancheWindSnow
  42. 42AustraliaSnowNo
  43. 43LakeWaterOcean
  44. 44NoOceanNot
  45. 45AshNotIs
  46. 46DestructionIsWas
  47. 47NWasWants
  48. 48RetiredWantsTo Work
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Fire + Water→ Steam5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Sand + Water→ Beach9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Dust + Earth→ Planet11Fire + Planet→ Sun12Beach + Sun→ Vacation13Engine + Vacation→ Retirement14Earth + Retirement→ Pension15Dragon + Pension→ Retired16Wind + Wind→ Tornado17Tornado + Water→ Tsunami18Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Lava + Stone→ Obsidian22Destruction + Obsidian→ Nether23Water + Water→ Lake24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Lake + Mountain→ Fjord26Beach + Lava→ Hawaii27Hawaii + Wind→ Hula28Hula + Water→ Hula Hoop29Plant + Wave→ Seaweed30Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke31Plant + Poke→ Pokemon32Hula Hoop + Pokemon→ Hoopa33Fjord + Hoopa→ Unown34Nether + Unown→ N35Dust + Fire→ Ash36Earth + Tsunami→ Island37Earth + Island→ Continent38Steam + Wave→ Surf39Continent + Surf→ Australia40Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche41Avalanche + Wind→ Snow42Australia + Snow→ No43Lake + Water→ Ocean44No + Ocean→ Not45Ash + Not→ Is46Destruction + Is→ Was47N + Was→ Wants48Retired + Wants→ To Work

What you can make with To Work

To Work at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to To Work, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make To Work in Infinite Craft?

Combine Retired with Wants. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make To Work?

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

Is To Work hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make To Work?

Only one known combination produces To Work.

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