Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make Big Failure in Infinite Craft

Big Failure is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Big Success plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Big SuccessOppositeBig Failure

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 722 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3WindWindTornado
  4. 4TornadoTornadoHurricane
  5. 5EarthPlantTree
  6. 6TreeWaterRiver
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  9. 9RiverSteamboatMark Twain
  10. 10FireMark TwainTom Sawyer
  11. 11HurricaneTom SawyerTom Hanks
  12. 12SwampTom HanksBig
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakePlantLily
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainMountainMountain Range
  17. 17LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  18. 18HimalayasMountainMount Everest
  19. 19BigMount EverestBigger
  20. 20BiggerBiggerBiggest
  21. 21SwampTreeMangrove
  22. 22EarthWindDust
  23. 23DustEarthPlanet
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25PlanetSandstormMars
  26. 26MangroveMarsMangalyaan
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28PlantSmokeIncense
  29. 29IncenseSmokePrayer
  30. 30MangalyaanPrayerSuccess
  31. 31BiggestSuccessBig Success
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionWaterWine
  34. 34WindWineBalloon
  35. 35BalloonDustDust Bunny
  36. 36FireSwampDragon
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38AshFirePhoenix
  39. 39DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  40. 40Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  41. 41Big SuccessOppositeBig Failure
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Wind + Wind→ Tornado4Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane5Earth + Plant→ Tree6Tree + Water→ River7Fire + Water→ Steam8Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat9River + Steamboat→ Mark Twain10Fire + Mark Twain→ Tom Sawyer11Hurricane + Tom Sawyer→ Tom Hanks12Swamp + Tom Hanks→ Big13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Plant→ Lily15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range17Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas18Himalayas + Mountain→ Mount Everest19Big + Mount Everest→ Bigger20Bigger + Bigger→ Biggest21Swamp + Tree→ Mangrove22Earth + Wind→ Dust23Dust + Earth→ Planet24Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm25Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars26Mangrove + Mars→ Mangalyaan27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Plant + Smoke→ Incense29Incense + Smoke→ Prayer30Mangalyaan + Prayer→ Success31Biggest + Success→ Big Success32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Water→ Wine34Wind + Wine→ Balloon35Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny36Fire + Swamp→ Dragon37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Ash + Fire→ Phoenix39Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang40Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite41Big Success + Opposite→ Big Failure

Other ways to make Big Failure

2 combinations are known to produce Big Failure. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Big Failure
FirstSecondResult
Big SuccessOppositeBig Failure
Big SuccessNotBig Failure

Big Failure at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

Similar effort to Big Failure, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Big Failure in Infinite Craft?

Combine Big Success with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Big Failure?

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

Is Big Failure hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Big Failure?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Big Failure, 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.