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How to Make Were Children in Infinite Craft

Were Children is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Orphans plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OrphansPast TenseWere Children

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 672 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7DatingEarthMarriage
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  10. 10Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  11. 11MarriageSeedsChildren
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17EarthPaperMap
  18. 18FogMapLost
  19. 19ChildrenLostOrphans
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24GlassSandHourglass
  25. 25FireHourglassTime
  26. 26AshTimeHistory
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28GlassSteamMirror
  29. 29HistoryMirrorPast
  30. 30FogPlantMushroom
  31. 31EarthMushroomToadstool
  32. 32DandelionPlantWeed
  33. 33ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  34. 34EarthMarriageDivorce
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36WaterWishGenie
  37. 37DivorceGenieSingle
  38. 38Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  39. 39PastTriplePast Tense
  40. 40OrphansPast TenseWere Children
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Dating + Earth→ Marriage8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch10Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds11Marriage + Seeds→ Children12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Earth + Paper→ Map18Fog + Map→ Lost19Children + Lost→ Orphans20Dust + Fire→ Ash21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Glass + Sand→ Hourglass25Fire + Hourglass→ Time26Ash + Time→ History27Fire + Water→ Steam28Glass + Steam→ Mirror29History + Mirror→ Past30Fog + Plant→ Mushroom31Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool32Dandelion + Plant→ Weed33Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom34Earth + Marriage→ Divorce35Dandelion + Dust→ Wish36Water + Wish→ Genie37Divorce + Genie→ Single38Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple39Past + Triple→ Past Tense40Orphans + Past Tense→ Were Children

Other ways to make Were Children

2 combinations are known to produce Were Children. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Were Children
FirstSecondResult
OrphansPast TenseWere Children
OrphansPast tenseWere Children

Were Children at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Were Children, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Were Children in Infinite Craft?

Combine Orphans with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Were Children?

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

Is Were Children hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Were Children?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Were Children, 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.