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How to Make A Sad Man in Infinite Craft

A Sad Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is A Happy Man plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A Happy ManOppositeA Sad Man

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 523 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6AshPencilCrayon
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8CrayonLakeCrayfish
  9. 9CrayfishLakeCrawfish
  10. 10TreeWaterRiver
  11. 11RiverTreePaper
  12. 12CrawfishPaperCrawfish Etouffee
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14EarthSandstormDune
  15. 15SandstormWaterOasis
  16. 16OasisPlantDate
  17. 17DateFireRomance
  18. 18DuneRomanceLawrence
  19. 19LawrenceWaterLawrence of Arabia
  20. 20FireWindSmoke
  21. 21SmokeWaterFog
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23FogPlanetVenus
  24. 24FogVenusLove
  25. 25Lawrence of ArabiaLoveLawrence Of Love
  26. 26Crawfish EtouffeeLawrence Of LoveA Happy Man
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29WindWineBalloon
  30. 30BalloonDustDust Bunny
  31. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32FireSwampDragon
  33. 33AshFirePhoenix
  34. 34DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  35. 35Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  36. 36A Happy ManOppositeA Sad Man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Ash + Pencil→ Crayon7Water + Water→ Lake8Crayon + Lake→ Crayfish9Crayfish + Lake→ Crawfish10Tree + Water→ River11River + Tree→ Paper12Crawfish + Paper→ Crawfish Etouffee13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune15Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis16Oasis + Plant→ Date17Date + Fire→ Romance18Dune + Romance→ Lawrence19Lawrence + Water→ Lawrence of Arabia20Fire + Wind→ Smoke21Smoke + Water→ Fog22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Fog + Planet→ Venus24Fog + Venus→ Love25Lawrence of Arabia + Love→ Lawrence Of Love26Crawfish Etouffee + Lawrence Of Love→ A Happy Man27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Dandelion + Water→ Wine29Wind + Wine→ Balloon30Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny31Plant + Water→ Swamp32Fire + Swamp→ Dragon33Ash + Fire→ Phoenix34Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang35Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite36A Happy Man + Opposite→ A Sad Man

Other ways to make A Sad Man

3 combinations are known to produce A Sad Man. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Sad Man
FirstSecondResult
A Happy ManOppositeA Sad Man
A Happy ManNotA Sad Man
A Happy ManAntonymA Sad Man

A Sad Man at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to A Sad Man, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Sad Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Happy Man with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Sad Man?

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

Is A Sad Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Sad Man?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce A Sad Man, 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.