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How to Make A Terrible Idea in Infinite Craft

A Terrible 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 Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A Bad IdeaThesaurusA Terrible Idea

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 342 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. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21PlantStoneFossil
  22. 22FireFossilDinosaur
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24DustTreeWood
  25. 25SandstormWoodSandal
  26. 26DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  27. 27A Bad IdeaThesaurusA Terrible 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 Idea19Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava20Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone21Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil22Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur23Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree24Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood25Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal26Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus27A Bad Idea + Thesaurusโ†’ A Terrible Idea

Other ways to make A Terrible Idea

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

Alternative combinations that produce A Terrible Idea
FirstSecondResult
A Bad IdeaThesaurusA Terrible Idea
A Great IdeaAntonymA Terrible Idea

A Terrible Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Terrible Idea in Infinite Craft?

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

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

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

Is A Terrible 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 Terrible Idea?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce A Terrible 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.