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How to Make Black January in Infinite Craft

Black January is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Hole plus January. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black HoleJanuaryBlack January

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 212 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7EarthPlanetMoon
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10FireSandGlass
  11. 11GlassSandHourglass
  12. 12FireHourglassTime
  13. 13MoonTimeMonth
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16MonthTreeJanuary
  17. 17Black HoleJanuaryBlack January
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet7Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon8Water + Windโ†’ Wave9Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand10Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass11Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass12Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time13Moon + Timeโ†’ Month14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Month + Treeโ†’ January17Black Hole + Januaryโ†’ Black January

Other ways to make Black January

2 combinations are known to produce Black January. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black January
FirstSecondResult
Black HoleJanuaryBlack January
Black holeJanuaryBlack January

Black January at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black January in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Hole with January. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black January?

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

Is Black January hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black January?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Black January, 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.