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How to Make Balk in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

BoronLiKBalk

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 482 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9Black HoleDragonDragon Ball
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13AshOceanSalt
  14. 14FireSaltSodium
  15. 15Dragon BallSodiumSodium Borate
  16. 16Sodium BorateWindBoron
  17. 17EngineWindWindmill
  18. 18WaterWindmillEnergy
  19. 19EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  20. 20EarthElectric EelBattery
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24EngineSandSandbox
  25. 25PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27MinecraftMountainMining
  28. 28BatteryMiningLithium
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30FireFireVolcano
  31. 31DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  32. 32DandelionPlantWeed
  33. 33PlantWeedPot
  34. 34FireworksPotPotassium
  35. 35LithiumPotassiumLiK
  36. 36BoronLiKBalk
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Black Hole + Dragonโ†’ Dragon Ball10Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash11Water + Waterโ†’ Lake12Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean13Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt14Fire + Saltโ†’ Sodium15Dragon Ball + Sodiumโ†’ Sodium Borate16Sodium Borate + Windโ†’ Boron17Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill18Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy19Energy + Lakeโ†’ Electric Eel20Earth + Electric Eelโ†’ Battery21Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet22Water + Windโ†’ Wave23Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand24Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox25Planet + Sandboxโ†’ Minecraft26Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain27Minecraft + Mountainโ†’ Mining28Battery + Miningโ†’ Lithium29Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion30Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano31Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks32Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed33Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot34Fireworks + Potโ†’ Potassium35Lithium + Potassiumโ†’ LiK36Boron + LiKโ†’ Balk

Other ways to make Balk

2 combinations are known to produce Balk. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Balk
FirstSecondResult
BoronLiKBalk
BoronLikBalk

What you can make with Balk

Balk at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Balk, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Balk in Infinite Craft?

Combine Boron with LiK. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Balk?

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

Is Balk 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 Balk?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Balk, 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.