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How to Make Black Substance in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Black SubSynonymBlack Substance

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 33

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9WaterWeedBong
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13SandWineSandwich
  14. 14BongSandwichSub
  15. 15Black HoleSubBlack Sub
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19PlantStoneFossil
  20. 20FireFossilDinosaur
  21. 21DustWindSandstorm
  22. 22EarthPlantTree
  23. 23DustTreeWood
  24. 24SandstormWoodSandal
  25. 25DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  26. 26LakeThesaurusSynonym
  27. 27Black SubSynonymBlack Substance
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Plant→ Weed9Water + Weed→ Bong10Water + Wind→ Wave11Earth + Wave→ Sand12Dandelion + Water→ Wine13Sand + Wine→ Sandwich14Bong + Sandwich→ Sub15Black Hole + Sub→ Black Sub16Water + Water→ Lake17Earth + Fire→ Lava18Lava + Water→ Stone19Plant + Stone→ Fossil20Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur21Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm22Earth + Plant→ Tree23Dust + Tree→ Wood24Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal25Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus26Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym27Black Sub + Synonym→ Black Substance

What you can make with Black Substance

Black Substance at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Substance in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Sub with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Substance?

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

Is Black Substance 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 Substance?

Only one known combination produces Black Substance.

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