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How to Make What If in Infinite Craft

What If is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Imagine plus Regret. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ImagineRegretWhat If

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 27

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EnginePlantCar
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  9. 9CarDandelion PatchYellow Car
  10. 10WindYellow CarYellow Submarine
  11. 11IncenseYellow SubmarineJohn Lennon
  12. 12EarthJohn LennonImagine
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15SandWaterBeach
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17FireWineAlcohol
  18. 18AlcoholWindHangover
  19. 19BeachHangoverRegret
  20. 20ImagineRegretWhat If
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Fire + Water→ Steam5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Engine + Plant→ Car7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch9Car + Dandelion Patch→ Yellow Car10Wind + Yellow Car→ Yellow Submarine11Incense + Yellow Submarine→ John Lennon12Earth + John Lennon→ Imagine13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Sand + Water→ Beach16Dandelion + Water→ Wine17Fire + Wine→ Alcohol18Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover19Beach + Hangover→ Regret20Imagine + Regret→ What If

What you can make with What If

What If at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
27
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
8
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make What If in Infinite Craft?

Combine Imagine with Regret. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make What If?

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

Is What If hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make What If?

Only one known combination produces What If.

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