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How to Make Ways and Means in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

WaysWhoseWays and Means

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4MountainSandPyramid
  5. 5PyramidWaterTomb
  6. 6TombWaterMoses
  7. 7MosesWaterParting
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9SmokeWaterFog
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14CarEarthTire
  15. 15FogTireSkid
  16. 16PartingSkidWays
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustWindSandstorm
  19. 19SandstormWaterOasis
  20. 20OasisPlantDate
  21. 21DateWaterDating
  22. 22DatingMountainRelationship
  23. 23PlantRelationshipFamily
  24. 24DustPlantPollen
  25. 25PollenWindAllergy
  26. 26AllergyPlantHay Fever
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29OceanWaterFish
  30. 30FishWindFlying Fish
  31. 31EarthFlying FishBird
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33EarthPlanetMoon
  34. 34BirdMoonOwl
  35. 35Hay FeverOwlWho
  36. 36FamilyWhoWhose
  37. 37WaysWhoseWays and Means
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid5Pyramid + Water→ Tomb6Tomb + Water→ Moses7Moses + Water→ Parting8Fire + Wind→ Smoke9Smoke + Water→ Fog10Fire + Water→ Steam11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Earth + Water→ Plant13Engine + Plant→ Car14Car + Earth→ Tire15Fog + Tire→ Skid16Parting + Skid→ Ways17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm19Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis20Oasis + Plant→ Date21Date + Water→ Dating22Dating + Mountain→ Relationship23Plant + Relationship→ Family24Dust + Plant→ Pollen25Pollen + Wind→ Allergy26Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever27Water + Water→ Lake28Lake + Water→ Ocean29Ocean + Water→ Fish30Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish31Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird32Dust + Earth→ Planet33Earth + Planet→ Moon34Bird + Moon→ Owl35Hay Fever + Owl→ Who36Family + Who→ Whose37Ways + Whose→ Ways and Means

What you can make with Ways and Means

Ways and Means at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to Ways and Means, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ways and Means in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Ways and Means?

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

Is Ways and Means 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 Ways and Means?

Only one known combination produces Ways and Means.

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