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How to Make Black Tie Affairs in Infinite Craft

Black Tie Affairs is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 77 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Tie Affair plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black Tie AffairPluralBlack Tie Affairs

Marathon77 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 127

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 77 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7EarthSandstormDune
  8. 8SandstormWaterOasis
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10OasisPlantDate
  11. 11DateFireRomance
  12. 12DuneRomanceLawrence
  13. 13LawrenceWaterLawrence of Arabia
  14. 14Black HoleLawrence of ArabiaBlack Lawrence
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17EarthTractorFarm
  18. 18FarmFireBarbecue
  19. 19AshBarbecueBurger
  20. 20BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  21. 21Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  22. 22Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  23. 23PlantSteamTea
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25TeaWindmillDutch
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28SunTime MachineFuture
  29. 29DutchFutureTense
  30. 30Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33FireSandGlass
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35GlassMountainCrystal
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37CrystalTreeAmethyst
  38. 38AmethystWindPurple
  39. 39CrystalEarthGem
  40. 40FireGemRuby
  41. 41MountainRubyRed
  42. 42PurpleRedMagenta
  43. 43WaterWaterLake
  44. 44LakeMountainFjord
  45. 45FjordMountainNorway
  46. 46FireNorwayViking
  47. 47EarthVikingBerserker
  48. 48FireWindSmoke
  49. 49SmokeWaterFog
  50. 50EarthFireLava
  51. 51LavaWaterStone
  52. 52SmokeStoneStatue
  53. 53SmokeStatueOzymandias
  54. 54LakeOzymandiasShelley
  55. 55FogShelleyShelley Duvall
  56. 56Shelley DuvallWavePoseidon Adventure
  57. 57FirePoseidon AdventureShelley Winters
  58. 58FireShelley WintersThe Poseidon Adventure
  59. 59EarthThe Poseidon AdventureGene Hackman
  60. 60BerserkerGene HackmanYoung Frankenstein
  61. 61MagentaYoung FrankensteinPuttinโ€™ on the Ritz
  62. 62Future TensePuttinโ€™ on the RitzPutting On The Ritz
  63. 63Black LawrencePutting On The RitzBlack Tie Affair
  64. 64WindWindTornado
  65. 65TornadoWaterTsunami
  66. 66EarthTsunamiIsland
  67. 67EarthIslandContinent
  68. 68SteamWaveSurf
  69. 69ContinentSurfAustralia
  70. 70MountainWindAvalanche
  71. 71AvalancheWindSnow
  72. 72AustraliaSnowNo
  73. 73LakeWaterOcean
  74. 74NoOceanNot
  75. 75Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  76. 76NotSingularityPlural
  77. 77Black Tie AffairPluralBlack Tie Affairs
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm7Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune8Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date11Date + Fireโ†’ Romance12Dune + Romanceโ†’ Lawrence13Lawrence + Waterโ†’ Lawrence of Arabia14Black Hole + Lawrence of Arabiaโ†’ Black Lawrence15Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash16Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor17Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm18Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue19Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger20Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger21Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine22Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger23Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea24Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill25Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch26Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet27Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun28Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future29Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense30Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense31Water + Windโ†’ Wave32Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand33Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass34Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain35Glass + Mountainโ†’ Crystal36Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree37Crystal + Treeโ†’ Amethyst38Amethyst + Windโ†’ Purple39Crystal + Earthโ†’ Gem40Fire + Gemโ†’ Ruby41Mountain + Rubyโ†’ Red42Purple + Redโ†’ Magenta43Water + Waterโ†’ Lake44Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord45Fjord + Mountainโ†’ Norway46Fire + Norwayโ†’ Viking47Earth + Vikingโ†’ Berserker48Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke49Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog50Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava51Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone52Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue53Smoke + Statueโ†’ Ozymandias54Lake + Ozymandiasโ†’ Shelley55Fog + Shelleyโ†’ Shelley Duvall56Shelley Duvall + Waveโ†’ Poseidon Adventure57Fire + Poseidon Adventureโ†’ Shelley Winters58Fire + Shelley Wintersโ†’ The Poseidon Adventure59Earth + The Poseidon Adventureโ†’ Gene Hackman60Berserker + Gene Hackmanโ†’ Young Frankenstein61Magenta + Young Frankensteinโ†’ Puttinโ€™ on the Ritz62Future Tense + Puttinโ€™ on the Ritzโ†’ Putting On The Ritz63Black Lawrence + Putting On The Ritzโ†’ Black Tie Affair64Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado65Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami66Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island67Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent68Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf69Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia70Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche71Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow72Australia + Snowโ†’ No73Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean74No + Oceanโ†’ Not75Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity76Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural77Black Tie Affair + Pluralโ†’ Black Tie Affairs

Black Tie Affairs at a glance

Steps to craft
77
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 77 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Tie Affairs in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Tie Affair with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 77 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Tie Affairs?

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

Is Black Tie Affairs hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 77 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Tie Affairs?

Only one known combination produces Black Tie Affairs.

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