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How to Make Black Square in Infinite Craft

Black Square is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Hole plus Red Square. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black HoleRed SquareBlack Square

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 25

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11FireSwampDragon
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13FireFireVolcano
  14. 14DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  15. 15DandelionWaterWine
  16. 16FireWineAlcohol
  17. 17AlcoholLakeVodka
  18. 18FireworksVodkaRussia
  19. 19DragonRussiaMoscow
  20. 20FishMoscowRed Square
  21. 21Black HoleRed SquareBlack Square
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Water→ Ocean8Ocean + Water→ Fish9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Fire + Swamp→ Dragon12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Fire + Fire→ Volcano14Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks15Dandelion + Water→ Wine16Fire + Wine→ Alcohol17Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka18Fireworks + Vodka→ Russia19Dragon + Russia→ Moscow20Fish + Moscow→ Red Square21Black Hole + Red Square→ Black Square

What you can make with Black Square

Black Square at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
25
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Square in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Hole with Red Square. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Square?

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

Is Black Square hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Square?

Only one known combination produces Black Square.

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