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How to Make A Bad Time in Infinite Craft

A Bad Time is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is A good time plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A good timeOppositeA Bad Time

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 352 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6FogWineBrandy
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9FogPlantMushroom
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustEarthPlanet
  12. 12MushroomPlanetMario
  13. 13EngineMarioMario Kart
  14. 14Mario KartWindMario Kart 8
  15. 15EarthMario Kart 8Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  16. 16BrandyMario Kart 8 DeluxeA good time
  17. 17WindWineBalloon
  18. 18BalloonDustDust Bunny
  19. 19PlantWaterSwamp
  20. 20FireSwampDragon
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22AshFirePhoenix
  23. 23DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  24. 24Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  25. 25A good timeOppositeA Bad Time
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Fog + Wine→ Brandy7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Fog + Plant→ Mushroom10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Earth→ Planet12Mushroom + Planet→ Mario13Engine + Mario→ Mario Kart14Mario Kart + Wind→ Mario Kart 815Earth + Mario Kart 8→ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe16Brandy + Mario Kart 8 Deluxe→ A good time17Wind + Wine→ Balloon18Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny19Plant + Water→ Swamp20Fire + Swamp→ Dragon21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Ash + Fire→ Phoenix23Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang24Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite25A good time + Opposite→ A Bad Time

Other ways to make A Bad Time

2 combinations are known to produce A Bad Time. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Bad Time
FirstSecondResult
A good timeOppositeA Bad Time
A Good TimeOppositeA Bad Time

A Bad Time at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Bad Time in Infinite Craft?

Combine A good time with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Bad Time?

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

Is A Bad Time hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Bad Time?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce A Bad Time, 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.