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How to Make Understanding in Infinite Craft

Understanding is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Confusion plus Relief. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ConfusionReliefUnderstanding

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 325 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4WindWindTornado
  5. 5FishTornadoSharknado
  6. 6SharknadoWaterShark
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10DandelionWaterWine
  11. 11SteamWineStew
  12. 12StewWineBeef Bourguignon
  13. 13Beef BourguignonPlantVegetarian
  14. 14SharkVegetarianConfusion
  15. 15FireWineAlcohol
  16. 16AlcoholWindHangover
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19HangoverStoneHeadache
  20. 20FireWindSmoke
  21. 21PlantSmokeIncense
  22. 22HeadacheIncenseRelief
  23. 23ConfusionReliefUnderstanding
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean3Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish4Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado5Fish + Tornadoโ†’ Sharknado6Sharknado + Waterโ†’ Shark7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant9Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion10Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine11Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew12Stew + Wineโ†’ Beef Bourguignon13Beef Bourguignon + Plantโ†’ Vegetarian14Shark + Vegetarianโ†’ Confusion15Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol16Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover17Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava18Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone19Hangover + Stoneโ†’ Headache20Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke21Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense22Headache + Incenseโ†’ Relief23Confusion + Reliefโ†’ Understanding

Other ways to make Understanding

5 combinations are known to produce Understanding. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Understanding
FirstSecondResult
ConfusionReliefUnderstanding
ComplicatedListeningUnderstanding
BeneathInterpretationUnderstanding
CurriculumEnduringUnderstanding
BeneathResigningUnderstanding

What you can make with Understanding

Understanding at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
49
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Understanding in Infinite Craft?

Combine Confusion with Relief. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Understanding?

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

Is Understanding hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Understanding?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Understanding, 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.