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How to Make Balance of Terror in Infinite Craft

Balance of Terror is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cold War plus Yin Yang. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cold WarYin YangBalance of Terror

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 22

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3FogWaterIce
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7EarthGlassBottle
  8. 8GlassWindWindow
  9. 9BottleWindowSpy
  10. 10IceSpyCold War
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWaterSwamp
  13. 13FireSwampDragon
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16AshFirePhoenix
  17. 17DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  18. 18Cold WarYin YangBalance of Terror
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Fog + Water→ Ice4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Earth + Glass→ Bottle8Glass + Wind→ Window9Bottle + Window→ Spy10Ice + Spy→ Cold War11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Water→ Swamp13Fire + Swamp→ Dragon14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Ash + Fire→ Phoenix17Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang18Cold War + Yin Yang→ Balance of Terror

What you can make with Balance of Terror

Balance of Terror at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Balance of Terror in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cold War with Yin Yang. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Balance of Terror?

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

Is Balance of Terror hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Balance of Terror?

Only one known combination produces Balance of Terror.

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