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How to Make Black Arks in Infinite Craft

Black Arks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Ark plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black ArkPluralBlack Arks

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 45

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31NotSingularityPlural
  32. 32Black ArkPluralBlack Arks
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Engine + Lakeโ†’ Boat5Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud6Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick7Boat + Brickโ†’ Ark8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum10Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion13Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed14Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot15Black Hole + Potโ†’ Black Pot16Ark + Black Potโ†’ Black Ark17Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado18Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island20Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent21Water + Windโ†’ Wave22Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf23Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia24Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain25Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche26Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow27Australia + Snowโ†’ No28Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean29No + Oceanโ†’ Not30Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity31Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural32Black Ark + Pluralโ†’ Black Arks

Black Arks at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Arks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Ark with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Arks?

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

Is Black Arks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Arks?

Only one known combination produces Black Arks.

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