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How to Make What's Next in Infinite Craft

What's Next is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Element plus Whose Next. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ElementWhose NextWhat's Next

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 90

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustEarthPlanet
  4. 4FirePlanetSun
  5. 5FireSunSolar
  6. 6PlantSolarOxygen
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8PlantSteamTea
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10DustTreeWood
  11. 11TeaWoodTable
  12. 12OxygenTablePeriodic
  13. 13PeriodicTableElement
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  32. 32NotSingularityPlural
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34DandelionPlantWeed
  35. 35DustWeedClean
  36. 36EarthFireLava
  37. 37LavaWaterStone
  38. 38CleanStoneSlate
  39. 39CleanSlateFresh Start
  40. 40CleanFresh StartNew
  41. 41StoneWaterRock
  42. 42PlanetSteamSteampunk
  43. 43EarthEngineTractor
  44. 44SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  45. 45RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  46. 46EngineSteamTrain
  47. 47TrainTrainTrain Station
  48. 48TrainWindZephyr
  49. 49Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  50. 50Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  51. 51NewThe WhoWho’s Next
  52. 52PluralWho’s NextWhose Next
  53. 53ElementWhose NextWhat's Next
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Earth→ Planet4Fire + Planet→ Sun5Fire + Sun→ Solar6Plant + Solar→ Oxygen7Fire + Water→ Steam8Plant + Steam→ Tea9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Dust + Tree→ Wood11Tea + Wood→ Table12Oxygen + Table→ Periodic13Periodic + Table→ Element14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunami→ Island17Earth + Island→ Continent18Water + Wind→ Wave19Steam + Wave→ Surf20Continent + Surf→ Australia21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche23Avalanche + Wind→ Snow24Australia + Snow→ No25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27No + Ocean→ Not28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity32Not + Singularity→ Plural33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Dandelion + Plant→ Weed35Dust + Weed→ Clean36Earth + Fire→ Lava37Lava + Water→ Stone38Clean + Stone→ Slate39Clean + Slate→ Fresh Start40Clean + Fresh Start→ New41Stone + Water→ Rock42Planet + Steam→ Steampunk43Earth + Engine→ Tractor44Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor45Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll46Engine + Steam→ Train47Train + Train→ Train Station48Train + Wind→ Zephyr49Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train50Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who51New + The Who→ Who’s Next52Plural + Who’s Next→ Whose Next53Element + Whose Next→ What's Next

What's Next at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
90
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make What's Next in Infinite Craft?

Combine Element with Whose Next. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make What's Next?

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

Is What's Next hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make What's Next?

Only one known combination produces What's Next.

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