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How to Make What This in Infinite Craft

What This is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is How This plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

How ThisSynonymWhat This

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 972 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5LavaStoneObsidian
  6. 6ObsidianStoneBlade
  7. 7BladeObsidianKnife
  8. 8AshKnifeCut
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12WindWineBalloon
  13. 13BalloonDustDust Bunny
  14. 14PlantWaterSwamp
  15. 15FireSwampDragon
  16. 16AshFirePhoenix
  17. 17DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  18. 18Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  19. 19StoneWaterRock
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22PlanetSteamSteampunk
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EarthEngineTractor
  25. 25SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  26. 26RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  27. 27EngineSteamTrain
  28. 28TrainTrainTrain Station
  29. 29TrainWindZephyr
  30. 30Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  31. 31Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  32. 32OppositeThe WhoThe What
  33. 33CutThe WhatThe How
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37FishWindFlying Fish
  38. 38FireFishSushi
  39. 39Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  40. 40LakePlantLily
  41. 41Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  42. 42EarthEarthMountain
  43. 43LakeMountainFjord
  44. 44FireFireVolcano
  45. 45FjordVolcanoIceland
  46. 46WaterWindWave
  47. 47SteamWaveSurf
  48. 48SurfWindSurfing
  49. 49IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  50. 50Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  51. 51The HowThisHow This
  52. 52PlantStoneFossil
  53. 53FireFossilDinosaur
  54. 54DustWindSandstorm
  55. 55EarthPlantTree
  56. 56DustTreeWood
  57. 57SandstormWoodSandal
  58. 58DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  59. 59LakeThesaurusSynonym
  60. 60How ThisSynonymWhat This
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Lava + Stone→ Obsidian6Obsidian + Stone→ Blade7Blade + Obsidian→ Knife8Ash + Knife→ Cut9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Water→ Wine12Wind + Wine→ Balloon13Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny14Plant + Water→ Swamp15Fire + Swamp→ Dragon16Ash + Fire→ Phoenix17Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang18Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite19Stone + Water→ Rock20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Water→ Steam22Planet + Steam→ Steampunk23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Earth + Engine→ Tractor25Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor26Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll27Engine + Steam→ Train28Train + Train→ Train Station29Train + Wind→ Zephyr30Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train31Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who32Opposite + The Who→ The What33Cut + The What→ The How34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish38Fire + Fish→ Sushi39Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi40Lake + Plant→ Lily41Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus42Earth + Earth→ Mountain43Lake + Mountain→ Fjord44Fire + Fire→ Volcano45Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland46Water + Wind→ Wave47Steam + Wave→ Surf48Surf + Wind→ Surfing49Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing50Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This51The How + This→ How This52Plant + Stone→ Fossil53Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur54Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm55Earth + Plant→ Tree56Dust + Tree→ Wood57Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal58Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus59Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym60How This + Synonym→ What This

Other ways to make What This

2 combinations are known to produce What This. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce What This
FirstSecondResult
How ThisSynonymWhat This
AnagramHow ThisWhat This

What This at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
97
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make What This in Infinite Craft?

Combine How This with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make What This?

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

Is What This hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make What This?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce What This, and the shortest route is shown above.

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