Home / Recipes / Black Keys ๐ How to Make Black Keys in Infinite CraftBlack Keys is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Cheese plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ง๐ค Black Cheese+ ๐ Initials= ๐ Black Keys
Marathon 50 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 84 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce Black Keys, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 84 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust2 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine4 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Engine= ๐งน Vacuum5 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐งน Vacuum= ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole6 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet7 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Planet= ๐ Moon8 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ฉ Mud9 ๐ Moon+ ๐ฉ Mud= ๐ง Cheese10 ๐ง Cheese+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฅ Milk11 ๐ฅ Milk+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ง Butter12 ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole+ ๐ง Butter= ๐ฆ Black Butter13 ๐ฆ Black Butter+ ๐ง Cheese= ๐ง๐ค Black Cheese14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant15 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree16 ๐ณ Tree+ ๐ง Water= ๐ River17 ๐ River+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Paper18 ๐ Paper+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Book19 ๐ Earth+ ๐ River= โฌ๏ธ Delta20 ๐ Book+ โฌ๏ธ Delta= ๐ Alphabet21 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain22 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake23 ๐ Lake+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐๏ธ Fjord24 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐๏ธ Fjord= ๐น Troll25 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐น Troll= ๐ Dwarf26 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฑ Pollen27 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฏ Honey28 ๐ฏ Honey+ ๐ Moon= ๐ Honeymoon29 ๐ Dwarf+ ๐ Honeymoon= ๐ Short30 ๐ Alphabet+ ๐ Short= ๐ Acronym31 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐จ Wind= ๐คง Allergy32 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car33 ๐ Car+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐จ Rust34 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Rust= ๐จ Iron35 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Iron= ๐ค Metal36 ๐คง Allergy+ ๐ค Metal= ๐ช Nickel37 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke38 ๐ช Nickel+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฆ Nickelodeon39 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava40 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone41 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil42 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur43 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm44 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood45 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal46 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus47 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym48 ๐ฆ Nickelodeon+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ Nickname49 ๐ Acronym+ ๐ Nickname= ๐ Initials50 ๐ง๐ค Black Cheese+ ๐ Initials= ๐ Black KeysCrafting tree 1 Earth + Wind โ Dust 2 Fire + Water โ Steam 3 Fire + Steam โ Engine 4 Dust + Engine โ Vacuum 5 Fire + Vacuum โ Black Hole 6 Dust + Earth โ Planet 7 Earth + Planet โ Moon 8 Earth + Steam โ Mud 9 Moon + Mud โ Cheese 10 Cheese + Water โ Milk 11 Milk + Wind โ Butter 12 Black Hole + Butter โ Black Butter 13 Black Butter + Cheese โ Black Cheese 14 Earth + Water โ Plant 15 Earth + Plant โ Tree 16 Tree + Water โ River 17 River + Tree โ Paper 18 Paper + Plant โ Book 19 Earth + River โ Delta 20 Book + Delta โ Alphabet 21 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 22 Water + Water โ Lake 23 Lake + Mountain โ Fjord 24 Dust + Fjord โ Troll 25 Mountain + Troll โ Dwarf 26 Dust + Plant โ Pollen 27 Pollen + Water โ Honey 28 Honey + Moon โ Honeymoon 29 Dwarf + Honeymoon โ Short 30 Alphabet + Short โ Acronym 31 Pollen + Wind โ Allergy 32 Engine + Plant โ Car 33 Car + Dust โ Rust 34 Fire + Rust โ Iron 35 Earth + Iron โ Metal 36 Allergy + Metal โ Nickel 37 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 38 Nickel + Smoke โ Nickelodeon 39 Earth + Fire โ Lava 40 Lava + Water โ Stone 41 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 42 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 43 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 44 Dust + Tree โ Wood 45 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 46 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 47 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 48 Nickelodeon + Synonym โ Nickname 49 Acronym + Nickname โ Initials 50 Black Cheese + Initials โ Black Keys
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Other ways to make Black Keys 2 combinations are known to produce Black Keys. Here are 2 of them.
Black Keys at a glance
Steps to craft 50 Marathon
Crafting depth 84 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 50 steps Similar effort to Black Keys, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Black Keys in Infinite Craft? Combine Black Cheese with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Black Keys? 50 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Black Keys hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Black Keys? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Black Keys, and the shortest route is shown above.
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