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How to Make Black Emerald in Infinite Craft

Black Emerald sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Black Stone plus Emerald.

The final combination

Black StoneEmeraldBlack Emerald

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 194 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  8. 8Black LilyStoneBlack Stone
  9. 9EarthObsidianDiamond
  10. 10DiamondPlantEmerald
  11. 11Black StoneEmeraldBlack Emerald
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava5Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone6Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian7Lily + Obsidianโ†’ Black Lily8Black Lily + Stoneโ†’ Black Stone9Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond10Diamond + Plantโ†’ Emerald11Black Stone + Emeraldโ†’ Black Emerald

Other ways to make Black Emerald

4 combinations are known to produce Black Emerald. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Emerald
FirstSecondResult
Black SeaEmeraldBlack Emerald
Black FireEmeraldBlack Emerald
Black DiamondEmeraldBlack Emerald
Black StoneEmeraldBlack Emerald

What you can make with Black Emerald

Black Emerald at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
19
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Emerald in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Stone with Emerald. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Emerald?

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

Is Black Emerald hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Emerald?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Black Emerald, 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.