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How to Make Bad Van in Infinite Craft

Bad Van is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bad Present plus Van. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Bad PresentVanBad Van

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 75

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3SmokeWaterFog
  4. 4DustFogSmog
  5. 5SmogWaterAcid Rain
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8MountainWindAvalanche
  9. 9AvalancheWindSnow
  10. 10PlantSnowChristmas Tree
  11. 11Christmas TreeMountainSanta
  12. 12Acid RainSantaEvil Santa
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassSandHourglass
  18. 18FireHourglassTime
  19. 19AshTimeHistory
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22HistoryMirrorPast
  23. 23FogPlantMushroom
  24. 24EarthMushroomToadstool
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionPlantWeed
  27. 27ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29SandstormWaterOasis
  30. 30OasisPlantDate
  31. 31DateWaterDating
  32. 32DatingEarthMarriage
  33. 33EarthMarriageDivorce
  34. 34DandelionDustWish
  35. 35WaterWishGenie
  36. 36DivorceGenieSingle
  37. 37Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  38. 38PastTriplePast Tense
  39. 39Evil SantaPast TenseBad Present
  40. 40PlantSteamTea
  41. 41FireSteamEngine
  42. 42EngineWindWindmill
  43. 43TeaWindmillDutch
  44. 44EnginePlantCar
  45. 45CarEngineRacecar
  46. 46DutchRacecarSpyder
  47. 47DutchSpyderVan
  48. 48Bad PresentVanBad Van
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Smoke + Water→ Fog4Dust + Fog→ Smog5Smog + Water→ Acid Rain6Earth + Water→ Plant7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche9Avalanche + Wind→ Snow10Plant + Snow→ Christmas Tree11Christmas Tree + Mountain→ Santa12Acid Rain + Santa→ Evil Santa13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Glass + Sand→ Hourglass18Fire + Hourglass→ Time19Ash + Time→ History20Fire + Water→ Steam21Glass + Steam→ Mirror22History + Mirror→ Past23Fog + Plant→ Mushroom24Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Dandelion + Plant→ Weed27Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis30Oasis + Plant→ Date31Date + Water→ Dating32Dating + Earth→ Marriage33Earth + Marriage→ Divorce34Dandelion + Dust→ Wish35Water + Wish→ Genie36Divorce + Genie→ Single37Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple38Past + Triple→ Past Tense39Evil Santa + Past Tense→ Bad Present40Plant + Steam→ Tea41Fire + Steam→ Engine42Engine + Wind→ Windmill43Tea + Windmill→ Dutch44Engine + Plant→ Car45Car + Engine→ Racecar46Dutch + Racecar→ Spyder47Dutch + Spyder→ Van48Bad Present + Van→ Bad Van

Bad Van at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to Bad Van, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bad Van in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bad Present with Van. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bad Van?

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

Is Bad Van hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bad Van?

Only one known combination produces Bad Van.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.