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How to Make Black Phosphor in Infinite Craft

Black Phosphor is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus Red Phosphor. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotRed PhosphorBlack Phosphor

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18FirePlanetSun
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20SmokeWaterFog
  21. 21FogPlanetVenus
  22. 22SunVenusMercury
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  24. 24FireSunSolar
  25. 25PlantSolarOxygen
  26. 26MercuryOxygenMercury Oxide
  27. 27PlanetSunSolar System
  28. 28PlantSteamTea
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30DustTreeWood
  31. 31TeaWoodTable
  32. 32Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  33. 33TreeWaterRiver
  34. 34RiverTreePaper
  35. 35EarthPaperMap
  36. 36MapWaterTreasure
  37. 37MapTreasureX
  38. 38WindXY
  39. 39Periodic TableYYttrium
  40. 40OxygenYttriumYttrium Oxide
  41. 41Mercury OxideYttrium OxideRed Phosphor
  42. 42NotRed PhosphorBlack Phosphor
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Earth→ Planet18Fire + Planet→ Sun19Fire + Wind→ Smoke20Smoke + Water→ Fog21Fog + Planet→ Venus22Sun + Venus→ Mercury23Earth + Water→ Plant24Fire + Sun→ Solar25Plant + Solar→ Oxygen26Mercury + Oxygen→ Mercury Oxide27Planet + Sun→ Solar System28Plant + Steam→ Tea29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Dust + Tree→ Wood31Tea + Wood→ Table32Solar System + Table→ Periodic Table33Tree + Water→ River34River + Tree→ Paper35Earth + Paper→ Map36Map + Water→ Treasure37Map + Treasure→ X38Wind + X→ Y39Periodic Table + Y→ Yttrium40Oxygen + Yttrium→ Yttrium Oxide41Mercury Oxide + Yttrium Oxide→ Red Phosphor42Not + Red Phosphor→ Black Phosphor

Black Phosphor at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Phosphor in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with Red Phosphor. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Phosphor?

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

Is Black Phosphor hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Phosphor?

Only one known combination produces Black Phosphor.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.