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How to Make Black Ark in Infinite Craft

Black Ark is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ark plus Black Pot. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArkBlack PotBlack Ark

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6FireMudBrick
  7. 7BoatBrickArk
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEngineVacuum
  10. 10FireVacuumBlack Hole
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionPlantWeed
  14. 14PlantWeedPot
  15. 15Black HolePotBlack Pot
  16. 16ArkBlack PotBlack Ark
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Fire + Mud→ Brick7Boat + Brick→ Ark8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Engine→ Vacuum10Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Plant→ Weed14Plant + Weed→ Pot15Black Hole + Pot→ Black Pot16Ark + Black Pot→ Black Ark

Other ways to make Black Ark

3 combinations are known to produce Black Ark. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Ark
FirstSecondResult
ArkBlack PotBlack Ark
Black ChromeFlat ArkBlack Ark
ARKBlack PotBlack Ark

What you can make with Black Ark

Black Ark at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Black Ark, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Ark in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ark with Black Pot. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Ark?

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

Is Black Ark hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Ark?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Black Ark, 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.