Cloud is one of the first weather elements you need in Little Alchemy 2: it leads to rain, storm, sky-related items and much of the weather branch. The most dependable recipe is atmosphere + water, which means you first have to build atmosphere from the starting elements.
The path from the starting elements
You begin with air, earth, fire and water. One route to cloud goes through the planet:
- earth + earth = land
- land + land = continent
- continent + continent = planet
- planet + air = atmosphere
- atmosphere + water = cloud
Once you have cloud, it stays in your library permanently, and you can drag new copies from the sidebar as often as you like.
Other ways to get there
Little Alchemy 2 often accepts several combinations for the same element, and fan guides list a few more recipes for cloud involving elements such as sky or mist. These lists are not always consistent with each other, so if a combination you read about does not work, it is usually the recipe that is wrong, not you. The atmosphere route above is the one most sources agree on.
Using the hints when you are stuck
The game has a built-in hint system. When you are stuck, it suggests an element you can make next and, if you ask, reveals one of its ingredients. Hints recharge over time. Using one to unlock a missing link such as atmosphere is often quicker than trying random pairs.
The encyclopedia (the book icon) also shows every element you have found and how you made it, which helps when you want to retrace a step.
What cloud unlocks
Cloud is a building block for a large part of the weather and sky branch. Combining it with other elements leads to things like rain, storm and fog, and from there to many more items. A good habit is to combine every new element with each of the four basics once: it is the fastest way to discover what it opens up.
Keeping the workspace tidy
The board fills up quickly. Double-clicking an element removes it from the workspace without deleting it from your library, and keeping only the two items you are testing on screen makes it easier to see when a combination works.
