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How to Make Black Type in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Black PotTypeBlack Type

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2717 known recipes

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. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9PlantWeedPot
  10. 10Black HolePotBlack Pot
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12CarFireCrash
  13. 13DustEarthPlanet
  14. 14EarthPlanetMoon
  15. 15EarthSteamMud
  16. 16MoonMudCheese
  17. 17CheeseEarthMouse
  18. 18CrashMouseKeyboard
  19. 19PlantSteamTea
  20. 20KeyboardTeaType
  21. 21Black PotTypeBlack Type
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion8Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed9Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot10Black Hole + Potโ†’ Black Pot11Engine + Plantโ†’ Car12Car + Fireโ†’ Crash13Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet14Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon15Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud16Moon + Mudโ†’ Cheese17Cheese + Earthโ†’ Mouse18Crash + Mouseโ†’ Keyboard19Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea20Keyboard + Teaโ†’ Type21Black Pot + Typeโ†’ Black Type

Other ways to make Black Type

17 combinations are known to produce Black Type. Here are 17 of them.

What you can make with Black Type

Black Type at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
27
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
17
ways to make it
Used in
75
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Type in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Pot with Type. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Type?

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

Is Black Type 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 Type?

Yes. 17 combinations are known to produce Black Type, and the shortest route is shown above.

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