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How to Make Black Oil in Infinite Craft

Black Oil is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Water Lily plus Jiffy Lube. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black Water LilyJiffy LubeBlack Oil

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 322 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  8. 8Black LilyFireBlack Rose
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10TreeWaterRiver
  11. 11Black RoseRiverBlack Water Lily
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EnginePlantCar
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16CarSmokeExhaust
  17. 17SmokeWaterFog
  18. 18LilyWaterPond
  19. 19FirePondSoup
  20. 20FogSoupPea
  21. 21EarthPeaPeanut
  22. 22EarthPeanutPeanut Butter
  23. 23ExhaustPeanut ButterJiffy Lube
  24. 24Black Water LilyJiffy LubeBlack Oil
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Lava + Water→ Stone6Lava + Stone→ Obsidian7Lily + Obsidian→ Black Lily8Black Lily + Fire→ Black Rose9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Tree + Water→ River11Black Rose + River→ Black Water Lily12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Engine + Plant→ Car15Fire + Wind→ Smoke16Car + Smoke→ Exhaust17Smoke + Water→ Fog18Lily + Water→ Pond19Fire + Pond→ Soup20Fog + Soup→ Pea21Earth + Pea→ Peanut22Earth + Peanut→ Peanut Butter23Exhaust + Peanut Butter→ Jiffy Lube24Black Water Lily + Jiffy Lube→ Black Oil

Other ways to make Black Oil

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

Alternative combinations that produce Black Oil
FirstSecondResult
Black Water LilyJiffy LubeBlack Oil
AnagramBlack IglooBlack Oil

Black Oil at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Oil in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Water Lily with Jiffy Lube. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Oil?

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

Is Black Oil hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Oil?

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