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How to Make Black Obsidian in Infinite Craft

Black Obsidian sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Black Sea plus Obsidian.

The final combination

Black SeaObsidianBlack Obsidian

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 165 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6DandelionWaterWine
  7. 7FireWineAlcohol
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9AlcoholLakeVodka
  10. 10ObsidianVodkaBlack Russian
  11. 11Black RussianLakeBlack Sea
  12. 12Black SeaObsidianBlack Obsidian
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava2Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone3Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion6Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine7Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol8Water + Waterโ†’ Lake9Alcohol + Lakeโ†’ Vodka10Obsidian + Vodkaโ†’ Black Russian11Black Russian + Lakeโ†’ Black Sea12Black Sea + Obsidianโ†’ Black Obsidian

Other ways to make Black Obsidian

5 combinations are known to produce Black Obsidian. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Obsidian
FirstSecondResult
Black SeaObsidianBlack Obsidian
Black TitanicObsidianBlack Obsidian
Black MarketObsidianBlack Obsidian
DarkGreen ObsidianBlack Obsidian
Green ObsidianGuinnessBlack Obsidian

What you can make with Black Obsidian

Black Obsidian at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Obsidian in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Sea with Obsidian. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Obsidian?

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

Is Black Obsidian hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Obsidian?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Black Obsidian, 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.