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How to Make Useful in Infinite Craft

Useful is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Jar Jar Binks plus Paperweight. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Jar Jar BinksPaperweightUseful

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustWindSandstorm
  5. 5EarthSandstormDune
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7DunePlanetTatooine
  8. 8FireTatooineStar Wars
  9. 9MudStar WarsJar Jar Binks
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16StoneWaterRock
  17. 17PaperRockPaperweight
  18. 18Jar Jar BinksPaperweightUseful
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm5Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Dune + Planet→ Tatooine8Fire + Tatooine→ Star Wars9Mud + Star Wars→ Jar Jar Binks10Earth + Water→ Plant11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Earth + Fire→ Lava15Lava + Water→ Stone16Stone + Water→ Rock17Paper + Rock→ Paperweight18Jar Jar Binks + Paperweight→ Useful

Other ways to make Useful

3 combinations are known to produce Useful. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Useful
FirstSecondResult
Jar Jar BinksPaperweightUseful
OppositeUselessUseful
NotUselessUseful

What you can make with Useful

Useful at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
30
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Useful in Infinite Craft?

Combine Jar Jar Binks with Paperweight. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Useful?

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

Is Useful hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Useful?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Useful, 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.