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How to Make Always Failure in Infinite Craft

Always Failure is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 63 combinations to get there, and the final one is Always Success plus Sad Ghost. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Always SuccessSad GhostAlways Failure

Marathon63 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1045 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 63 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6EngineWindWindmill
  7. 7MudWindmillPig
  8. 8PigWindFlying Pig
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14EarthPaperMap
  15. 15FogMapLost
  16. 16Flying PigLostNever
  17. 17CarNeverAlways
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21PlanetSandstormMars
  22. 22EarthMarsLife
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25LifeTsunamiDeath
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29ContinentLakeAmerica
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31AmericaTeaTaxes
  32. 32DeathTaxesCertainty
  33. 33AlwaysCertaintyAlways Certain
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36FireSandGlass
  37. 37GlassSteamMirror
  38. 38FireFireVolcano
  39. 39MirrorVolcanoEcho
  40. 40CarEchoReverse
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42PlanetSunSolar System
  43. 43DustFireAsh
  44. 44AshPlantTobacco
  45. 45PlanetTobaccoUranus
  46. 46Solar SystemUranusUr Anus
  47. 47ReverseUr AnusSure
  48. 48Always CertainSureAlways Sure
  49. 49PlantWaterSwamp
  50. 50SwampTreeMangrove
  51. 51MangroveMarsMangalyaan
  52. 52PlantSmokeIncense
  53. 53IncenseSmokePrayer
  54. 54MangalyaanPrayerSuccess
  55. 55Always SureSuccessAlways Success
  56. 56FogTreeGhost
  57. 57FogGhostFoggy Ghost
  58. 58AshFirePhoenix
  59. 59LakeWaterOcean
  60. 60AshOceanSalt
  61. 61PhoenixSaltTears
  62. 62Foggy GhostTearsSad Ghost
  63. 63Always SuccessSad GhostAlways Failure
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Engine + Wind→ Windmill7Mud + Windmill→ Pig8Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Earth + Paper→ Map15Fog + Map→ Lost16Flying Pig + Lost→ Never17Car + Never→ Always18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars22Earth + Mars→ Life23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Life + Tsunami→ Death26Earth + Tsunami→ Island27Earth + Island→ Continent28Water + Water→ Lake29Continent + Lake→ America30Plant + Steam→ Tea31America + Tea→ Taxes32Death + Taxes→ Certainty33Always + Certainty→ Always Certain34Water + Wind→ Wave35Earth + Wave→ Sand36Fire + Sand→ Glass37Glass + Steam→ Mirror38Fire + Fire→ Volcano39Mirror + Volcano→ Echo40Car + Echo→ Reverse41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Planet + Sun→ Solar System43Dust + Fire→ Ash44Ash + Plant→ Tobacco45Planet + Tobacco→ Uranus46Solar System + Uranus→ Ur Anus47Reverse + Ur Anus→ Sure48Always Certain + Sure→ Always Sure49Plant + Water→ Swamp50Swamp + Tree→ Mangrove51Mangrove + Mars→ Mangalyaan52Plant + Smoke→ Incense53Incense + Smoke→ Prayer54Mangalyaan + Prayer→ Success55Always Sure + Success→ Always Success56Fog + Tree→ Ghost57Fog + Ghost→ Foggy Ghost58Ash + Fire→ Phoenix59Lake + Water→ Ocean60Ash + Ocean→ Salt61Phoenix + Salt→ Tears62Foggy Ghost + Tears→ Sad Ghost63Always Success + Sad Ghost→ Always Failure

Other ways to make Always Failure

5 combinations are known to produce Always Failure. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Always Failure
FirstSecondResult
Always SuccessNotAlways Failure
Always SuccessSad GhostAlways Failure
Always InsistentFailureAlways Failure
Always SuccessSilver ArsenicAlways Failure
Always SuccessSAD GHOSTAlways Failure

What you can make with Always Failure

Always Failure at a glance

Steps to craft
63
Marathon
Crafting depth
104
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 63 steps

Similar effort to Always Failure, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Always Failure in Infinite Craft?

Combine Always Success with Sad Ghost. The full path from the base elements takes 63 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Always Failure?

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

Is Always Failure hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 63 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Always Failure?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Always Failure, 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.