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How to Make Unexpected in Infinite Craft

Unexpected is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Expect plus The. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ExpectTheUnexpected

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 512 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EngineWindWindmill
  5. 5MudWindmillPig
  6. 6PigWindFlying Pig
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8SmokeWaterFog
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWaterRiver
  12. 12RiverTreePaper
  13. 13EarthPaperMap
  14. 14FogMapLost
  15. 15Flying PigLostNever
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustPlantPollen
  18. 18PollenWindAllergy
  19. 19AllergyWaterSneeze
  20. 20WaterWindWave
  21. 21TreeWaveSurfboard
  22. 22SneezeSurfboardSurprise
  23. 23NeverSurpriseExpect
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26FirePlanetSun
  27. 27FireSunSolar
  28. 28PlantSolarOxygen
  29. 29OxygenWaterHydrogen
  30. 30DandelionHydrogenHelium
  31. 31EnginePlantCar
  32. 32DandelionEarthFlower
  33. 33CarFlowerCarnation
  34. 34PlantSteamTea
  35. 35CarnationTeaT
  36. 36HeliumTThe
  37. 37ExpectTheUnexpected
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Engine + Wind→ Windmill5Mud + Windmill→ Pig6Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Smoke + Water→ Fog9Earth + Water→ Plant10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Water→ River12River + Tree→ Paper13Earth + Paper→ Map14Fog + Map→ Lost15Flying Pig + Lost→ Never16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Plant→ Pollen18Pollen + Wind→ Allergy19Allergy + Water→ Sneeze20Water + Wind→ Wave21Tree + Wave→ Surfboard22Sneeze + Surfboard→ Surprise23Never + Surprise→ Expect24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Fire + Planet→ Sun27Fire + Sun→ Solar28Plant + Solar→ Oxygen29Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen30Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium31Engine + Plant→ Car32Dandelion + Earth→ Flower33Car + Flower→ Carnation34Plant + Steam→ Tea35Carnation + Tea→ T36Helium + T→ The37Expect + The→ Unexpected

Other ways to make Unexpected

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

Alternative combinations that produce Unexpected
FirstSecondResult
ExpectTheUnexpected
AntonymExpectisUnexpected

What you can make with Unexpected

Unexpected at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Unexpected in Infinite Craft?

Combine Expect with The. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Unexpected?

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

Is Unexpected hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Unexpected?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Unexpected, 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.