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How to Make Be Unhelpful in Infinite Craft

Be Unhelpful is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Be Helpful. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymBe HelpfulBe Unhelpful

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21DustPlantPollen
  22. 22PollenWaterHoney
  23. 23FireHoneyBee
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25FirePlanetSun
  26. 26FireSunSolar
  27. 27PlantSolarOxygen
  28. 28PlantSteamTea
  29. 29TeaWoodTable
  30. 30OxygenTablePeriodic
  31. 31BeePeriodicBeryllium
  32. 32BerylliumFireBe
  33. 33FireWindSmoke
  34. 34SunWindSunflower
  35. 35SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  36. 36FireSmoke SignalSOS
  37. 37SOSSmoke SignalHelp
  38. 38BeHelpBe Helpful
  39. 39AntonymBe HelpfulBe Unhelpful
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Dust + Plant→ Pollen22Pollen + Water→ Honey23Fire + Honey→ Bee24Dust + Earth→ Planet25Fire + Planet→ Sun26Fire + Sun→ Solar27Plant + Solar→ Oxygen28Plant + Steam→ Tea29Tea + Wood→ Table30Oxygen + Table→ Periodic31Bee + Periodic→ Beryllium32Beryllium + Fire→ Be33Fire + Wind→ Smoke34Sun + Wind→ Sunflower35Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal36Fire + Smoke Signal→ SOS37SOS + Smoke Signal→ Help38Be + Help→ Be Helpful39Antonym + Be Helpful→ Be Unhelpful

Be Unhelpful at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Be Unhelpful in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Be Helpful. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Be Unhelpful?

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

Is Be Unhelpful hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Be Unhelpful?

Only one known combination produces Be Unhelpful.

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