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How to Make A Good Idea in Infinite Craft

A Good Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is A Bad Idea plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A Bad IdeaOppositeA Good Idea

Marathon27 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 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10SteamWaveSurf
  11. 11SurfWindSurfing
  12. 12SandstormSurfingSandboarding
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MountainMountainMountain Range
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16Mountain RangeVolcanoYellowstone
  17. 17SandboardingYellowstoneSandboarding in Yellowstone
  18. 18HangoverSandboarding in YellowstoneA Bad Idea
  19. 19WindWineBalloon
  20. 20BalloonDustDust Bunny
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27A Bad IdeaOppositeA Good Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol5Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Water + Windโ†’ Wave10Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf11Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing12Sandstorm + Surfingโ†’ Sandboarding13Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain14Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range15Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano16Mountain Range + Volcanoโ†’ Yellowstone17Sandboarding + Yellowstoneโ†’ Sandboarding in Yellowstone18Hangover + Sandboarding in Yellowstoneโ†’ A Bad Idea19Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon20Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny21Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp22Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon23Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash24Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite27A Bad Idea + Oppositeโ†’ A Good Idea

Other ways to make A Good Idea

2 combinations are known to produce A Good Idea. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Good Idea
FirstSecondResult
A Bad IdeaOppositeA Good Idea
ThisWas NotA Good Idea

What you can make with A Good Idea

A Good Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
18
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

Similar effort to A Good Idea, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Good Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Bad Idea with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Good Idea?

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

Is A Good Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Good Idea?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce A Good Idea, 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.