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How to Make Y? in Infinite Craft

Y? is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Why plus York. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

WhyYorkY?

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 41

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthFlying FishBird
  6. 6BirdEarthChicken
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthEngineTractor
  11. 11MountainTractorBulldozer
  12. 12BulldozerMountainRoad
  13. 13ChickenRoadWhy
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16LakeStoneLighthouse
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18SmokeStoneStatue
  19. 19LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  20. 20Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  24. 24PlantSmokeIncense
  25. 25IncenseSmokePrayer
  26. 26SmokeWaterFog
  27. 27FogPrayerPriest
  28. 28PrayerPriestConfession
  29. 29ConfessionStoneSinner
  30. 30SandSinnerRepent
  31. 31New YorkRepentYork
  32. 32WhyYorkY?
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean3Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish4Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish5Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird6Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken7Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor11Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer12Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road13Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why14Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava15Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone16Lake + Stoneโ†’ Lighthouse17Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke18Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue19Lighthouse + Statueโ†’ Statue of Liberty20Statue of Liberty + Waterโ†’ New York21Water + Windโ†’ Wave22Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand23Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant24Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense25Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer26Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog27Fog + Prayerโ†’ Priest28Prayer + Priestโ†’ Confession29Confession + Stoneโ†’ Sinner30Sand + Sinnerโ†’ Repent31New York + Repentโ†’ York32Why + Yorkโ†’ Y?

What you can make with Y?

Y? at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to Y?, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Y? in Infinite Craft?

Combine Why with York. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Y??

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

Is Y? hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Y??

Only one known combination produces Y?.

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