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How to Make Wherefore in Infinite Craft

Wherefore is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Where plus Worse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

WhereWorseWherefore

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 403 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DragonSwampLizard
  6. 6DandelionLizardChameleon
  7. 7ChameleonWaterCamouflage
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12WindYin YangFeng Shui
  13. 13CamouflageFeng ShuiHide and Seek
  14. 14DragonHide and SeekWhere
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakeWaterOcean
  17. 17OceanWaterFish
  18. 18FishWaterFishbowl
  19. 19FireFishbowlGoldfish
  20. 20FireGoldfishBoiled Fish
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22LakeMountainFjord
  23. 23Boiled FishFjordLutefisk
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25PlantSmokeIncense
  26. 26IncenseWaterPerfume
  27. 27PerfumeWindSmell
  28. 28LutefiskSmellBad
  29. 29BadBadWorse
  30. 30WhereWorseWherefore
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dragon + Swamp→ Lizard6Dandelion + Lizard→ Chameleon7Chameleon + Water→ Camouflage8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Wind + Yin Yang→ Feng Shui13Camouflage + Feng Shui→ Hide and Seek14Dragon + Hide and Seek→ Where15Water + Water→ Lake16Lake + Water→ Ocean17Ocean + Water→ Fish18Fish + Water→ Fishbowl19Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish20Fire + Goldfish→ Boiled Fish21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Lake + Mountain→ Fjord23Boiled Fish + Fjord→ Lutefisk24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Plant + Smoke→ Incense26Incense + Water→ Perfume27Perfume + Wind→ Smell28Lutefisk + Smell→ Bad29Bad + Bad→ Worse30Where + Worse→ Wherefore

Other ways to make Wherefore

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

Alternative combinations that produce Wherefore
FirstSecondResult
LostThereforeWherefore
WhereWorseWherefore
LOSTThereforeWherefore

What you can make with Wherefore

Wherefore at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Wherefore in Infinite Craft?

Combine Where with Worse. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Wherefore?

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

Is Wherefore hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Wherefore?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Wherefore, 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.