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How to Make Better Off Dead in Infinite Craft

Better Off Dead is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Better Off plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Better OffSynonymBetter Off Dead

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 663 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5SmokeWeedHigh
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8AshFirePhoenix
  9. 9AshPhoenixRebirth
  10. 10HighRebirthHigher
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18DustTreeWood
  19. 19SandstormWoodSandal
  20. 20DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  21. 21LakeThesaurusSynonym
  22. 22HigherSynonymBetter
  23. 23PlantSmokeIncense
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25IncenseMountainBuddha
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28EarthFishWhale
  29. 29BuddhaWhaleHappiness
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34CarFogAccident
  35. 35AccidentLakeOops
  36. 36HappinessOopsOh
  37. 37BetterOhBetter Off
  38. 38Better OffSynonymBetter Off Dead
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Smoke + Weed→ High6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Fire→ Ash8Ash + Fire→ Phoenix9Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth10High + Rebirth→ Higher11Water + Water→ Lake12Earth + Fire→ Lava13Lava + Water→ Stone14Plant + Stone→ Fossil15Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Dust + Tree→ Wood19Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal20Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus21Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym22Higher + Synonym→ Better23Plant + Smoke→ Incense24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Incense + Mountain→ Buddha26Lake + Water→ Ocean27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Earth + Fish→ Whale29Buddha + Whale→ Happiness30Fire + Water→ Steam31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Engine + Plant→ Car33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Car + Fog→ Accident35Accident + Lake→ Oops36Happiness + Oops→ Oh37Better + Oh→ Better Off38Better Off + Synonym→ Better Off Dead

Other ways to make Better Off Dead

3 combinations are known to produce Better Off Dead. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Better Off Dead
FirstSecondResult
Better OffOppositeBetter Off Dead
Better OffSynonymBetter Off Dead
Better OffPluralBetter Off Dead

Better Off Dead at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Better Off Dead in Infinite Craft?

Combine Better Off with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Better Off Dead?

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

Is Better Off Dead hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Better Off Dead?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Better Off Dead, 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.