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How to Make Black Pen in Infinite Craft

Black Pen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Blackest Black plus Pen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Blackest BlackPenBlack Pen

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 332 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3CloudFireLightning
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5LakeWaterOcean
  6. 6LightningOceanSquid
  7. 7SquidWaterInk
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10LavaStoneObsidian
  11. 11WindWindTornado
  12. 12TornadoWaterTsunami
  13. 13SteamTsunamiTitanic
  14. 14ObsidianTitanicBlack
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassSteamMirror
  19. 19BlackMirrorVantablack
  20. 20InkVantablackBlackest Black
  21. 21OceanWaterFish
  22. 22FishWindFlying Fish
  23. 23EarthFlying FishBird
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25BirdDustFeather
  26. 26FeatherWaterPen
  27. 27Blackest BlackPenBlack Pen
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Cloud + Fire→ Lightning4Water + Water→ Lake5Lake + Water→ Ocean6Lightning + Ocean→ Squid7Squid + Water→ Ink8Earth + Fire→ Lava9Lava + Water→ Stone10Lava + Stone→ Obsidian11Wind + Wind→ Tornado12Tornado + Water→ Tsunami13Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic14Obsidian + Titanic→ Black15Water + Wind→ Wave16Earth + Wave→ Sand17Fire + Sand→ Glass18Glass + Steam→ Mirror19Black + Mirror→ Vantablack20Ink + Vantablack→ Blackest Black21Ocean + Water→ Fish22Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish23Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Bird + Dust→ Feather26Feather + Water→ Pen27Blackest Black + Pen→ Black Pen

Other ways to make Black Pen

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

Alternative combinations that produce Black Pen
FirstSecondResult
Blackest BlackPenBlack Pen
AntonymBlue InkBlack Pen

Black Pen at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Pen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Blackest Black with Pen. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Pen?

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

Is Black Pen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Pen?

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