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How to Make Whenswhy in Infinite Craft

Whenswhy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Whenwhy. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseWhenwhyWhenswhy

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 753 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25DustWindSandstorm
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28SandstormStoneSphinx
  29. 29FogSphinxRiddle
  30. 30RiddleWindAnswer
  31. 31AnswerSteamQuestion
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34FireSandGlass
  35. 35GlassSandHourglass
  36. 36FireHourglassTime
  37. 37QuestionTimeWhen
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39LakeWaterOcean
  40. 40OceanWaterFish
  41. 41FishWindFlying Fish
  42. 42EarthFlying FishBird
  43. 43BirdEarthChicken
  44. 44EarthEarthMountain
  45. 45MountainTractorBulldozer
  46. 46BulldozerMountainRoad
  47. 47ChickenRoadWhy
  48. 48WhenWhyWhenwhy
  49. 49Future TenseWhenwhyWhenswhy
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke24Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog25Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm26Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava27Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone28Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx29Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle30Riddle + Windโ†’ Answer31Answer + Steamโ†’ Question32Water + Windโ†’ Wave33Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand34Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass35Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass36Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time37Question + Timeโ†’ When38Water + Waterโ†’ Lake39Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean40Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish41Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish42Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird43Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken44Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain45Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer46Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road47Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why48When + Whyโ†’ Whenwhy49Future Tense + Whenwhyโ†’ Whenswhy

Other ways to make Whenswhy

3 combinations are known to produce Whenswhy. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Whenswhy
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseWhenwhyWhenswhy
Past TenseWhenwhyWhenswhy
Past tenseWhenwhyWhenswhy

Whenswhy at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

Similar effort to Whenswhy, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Whenswhy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Whenwhy. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Whenswhy?

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

Is Whenswhy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Whenswhy?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Whenswhy, 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.