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How to Make Why Are We? in Infinite Craft

Why Are We? is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Plural plus Why Are You?. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PluralWhy Are You?Why Are We?

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  21. 21NotSingularityPlural
  22. 22OceanWaterFish
  23. 23FishWindFlying Fish
  24. 24EarthFlying FishBird
  25. 25BirdEarthChicken
  26. 26EarthEngineTractor
  27. 27MountainTractorBulldozer
  28. 28BulldozerMountainRoad
  29. 29ChickenRoadWhy
  30. 30DustWhyBecause
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32DustWindSandstorm
  33. 33PlanetSandstormMars
  34. 34EarthMarsLife
  35. 35BecauseLifeReason
  36. 36EarthWaterPlant
  37. 37DustPlantPollen
  38. 38PollenWindAllergy
  39. 39AllergyPlantHay Fever
  40. 40EarthPlanetMoon
  41. 41BirdMoonOwl
  42. 42Hay FeverOwlWho
  43. 43FireWindSmoke
  44. 44SmokeWaterFog
  45. 45EarthFireLava
  46. 46LavaWaterStone
  47. 47SandstormStoneSphinx
  48. 48FogSphinxRiddle
  49. 49PlantWindDandelion
  50. 50DandelionWaterWine
  51. 51SteamWineStew
  52. 52EarthPlantTree
  53. 53StewTreeStewpid
  54. 54RiddleStewpidYou
  55. 55WhoYouWho are you?
  56. 56ReasonWho are you?Why Are You?
  57. 57PluralWhy Are You?Why Are We?
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Dust + Engine→ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole20Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity21Not + Singularity→ Plural22Ocean + Water→ Fish23Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish24Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird25Bird + Earth→ Chicken26Earth + Engine→ Tractor27Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer28Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road29Chicken + Road→ Why30Dust + Why→ Because31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm33Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars34Earth + Mars→ Life35Because + Life→ Reason36Earth + Water→ Plant37Dust + Plant→ Pollen38Pollen + Wind→ Allergy39Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever40Earth + Planet→ Moon41Bird + Moon→ Owl42Hay Fever + Owl→ Who43Fire + Wind→ Smoke44Smoke + Water→ Fog45Earth + Fire→ Lava46Lava + Water→ Stone47Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx48Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle49Plant + Wind→ Dandelion50Dandelion + Water→ Wine51Steam + Wine→ Stew52Earth + Plant→ Tree53Stew + Tree→ Stewpid54Riddle + Stewpid→ You55Who + You→ Who are you?56Reason + Who are you?→ Why Are You?57Plural + Why Are You?→ Why Are We?

Why Are We? at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Why Are We? in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plural with Why Are You?. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Why Are We??

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

Is Why Are We? hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Why Are We??

Only one known combination produces Why Are We?.

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