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How to Make A Worse Idea in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

A Bad IdeaMoreA Worse Idea

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 452 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 19WindWindTornado
  20. 20TornadoWaterTsunami
  21. 21EarthTsunamiIsland
  22. 22EarthIslandContinent
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24MountainWindAvalanche
  25. 25AvalancheWindSnow
  26. 26AustraliaSnowNo
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30EarthPlantTree
  31. 31DustTreeWood
  32. 32FireWoodCampfire
  33. 33CampfireLakeS’more
  34. 34S’moreWindSmore
  35. 35NotSmoreMore
  36. 36A Bad IdeaMoreA Worse Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Fire + Water→ Steam9Water + Wind→ Wave10Steam + Wave→ Surf11Surf + Wind→ Surfing12Sandstorm + Surfing→ Sandboarding13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range15Fire + Fire→ Volcano16Mountain Range + Volcano→ Yellowstone17Sandboarding + Yellowstone→ Sandboarding in Yellowstone18Hangover + Sandboarding in Yellowstone→ A Bad Idea19Wind + Wind→ Tornado20Tornado + Water→ Tsunami21Earth + Tsunami→ Island22Earth + Island→ Continent23Continent + Surf→ Australia24Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche25Avalanche + Wind→ Snow26Australia + Snow→ No27Water + Water→ Lake28Lake + Water→ Ocean29No + Ocean→ Not30Earth + Plant→ Tree31Dust + Tree→ Wood32Fire + Wood→ Campfire33Campfire + Lake→ S’more34S’more + Wind→ Smore35Not + Smore→ More36A Bad Idea + More→ A Worse Idea

Other ways to make A Worse Idea

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

Alternative combinations that produce A Worse Idea
FirstSecondResult
A Bad IdeaMoreA Worse Idea
A Bad IdeaMOREA Worse Idea

A Worse Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Worse Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Bad Idea with More. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

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

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

Is A Worse Idea 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 Worse Idea?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce A Worse 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.