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How to Make Black Taxes in Infinite Craft

Black Taxes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Tax plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black TaxPluralBlack Taxes

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3DustWindSandstorm
  4. 4PlanetSandstormMars
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6MarsPlantPotato
  7. 7FireFireVolcano
  8. 8PotatoVolcanoFrench Fries
  9. 9FireFrench FriesMcDonalds
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11LavaWaterStone
  12. 12LavaStoneObsidian
  13. 13McDonaldsObsidianBlack Friday
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16LakeMountainFjord
  17. 17EarthFjordLand
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionDustWish
  21. 21TreeWishMoney
  22. 22LandMoneyTax
  23. 23Black FridayTaxBlack Tax
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25TornadoWaterTsunami
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28FireWaterSteam
  29. 29WaterWindWave
  30. 30SteamWaveSurf
  31. 31ContinentSurfAustralia
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheWindSnow
  34. 34AustraliaSnowNo
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36NoOceanNot
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41NotSingularityPlural
  42. 42Black TaxPluralBlack Taxes
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm4Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars5Earth + Water→ Plant6Mars + Plant→ Potato7Fire + Fire→ Volcano8Potato + Volcano→ French Fries9Fire + French Fries→ McDonalds10Earth + Fire→ Lava11Lava + Water→ Stone12Lava + Stone→ Obsidian13McDonalds + Obsidian→ Black Friday14Water + Water→ Lake15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Lake + Mountain→ Fjord17Earth + Fjord→ Land18Earth + Plant→ Tree19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Dust→ Wish21Tree + Wish→ Money22Land + Money→ Tax23Black Friday + Tax→ Black Tax24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Tornado + Water→ Tsunami26Earth + Tsunami→ Island27Earth + Island→ Continent28Fire + Water→ Steam29Water + Wind→ Wave30Steam + Wave→ Surf31Continent + Surf→ Australia32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Wind→ Snow34Australia + Snow→ No35Lake + Water→ Ocean36No + Ocean→ Not37Fire + Steam→ Engine38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole40Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity41Not + Singularity→ Plural42Black Tax + Plural→ Black Taxes

Black Taxes at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
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 Taxes, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Taxes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Tax with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Taxes?

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

Is Black Taxes 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 Taxes?

Only one known combination produces Black Taxes.

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