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How to Make A Surplus in Infinite Craft

A Surplus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is A Deficit Carnal plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A Deficit CarnalNotA Surplus

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 532 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17SandWineSandwich
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20AshPlantTobacco
  21. 21SandwichTobaccoCuban
  22. 22DustWindSandstorm
  23. 23SandstormWindDust Storm
  24. 24CubanDust StormFidel Castro
  25. 25AnagramFidel CastroA Deficit Carnal
  26. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27TornadoWaterTsunami
  28. 28EarthTsunamiIsland
  29. 29EarthIslandContinent
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31SteamWaveSurf
  32. 32ContinentSurfAustralia
  33. 33EarthEarthMountain
  34. 34MountainWindAvalanche
  35. 35AvalancheWindSnow
  36. 36AustraliaSnowNo
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39NoOceanNot
  40. 40A Deficit CarnalNotA Surplus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Water→ Wine17Sand + Wine→ Sandwich18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Dust + Fire→ Ash20Ash + Plant→ Tobacco21Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban22Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm23Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm24Cuban + Dust Storm→ Fidel Castro25Anagram + Fidel Castro→ A Deficit Carnal26Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Tornado + Water→ Tsunami28Earth + Tsunami→ Island29Earth + Island→ Continent30Fire + Water→ Steam31Steam + Wave→ Surf32Continent + Surf→ Australia33Earth + Earth→ Mountain34Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche35Avalanche + Wind→ Snow36Australia + Snow→ No37Water + Water→ Lake38Lake + Water→ Ocean39No + Ocean→ Not40A Deficit Carnal + Not→ A Surplus

Other ways to make A Surplus

2 combinations are known to produce A Surplus. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Surplus
FirstSecondResult
A Deficit CarnalNotA Surplus
A Deficit CarnalAntonymA Surplus

A Surplus at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Surplus in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Deficit Carnal with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Surplus?

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

Is A Surplus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Surplus?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce A Surplus, 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.