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How to Make Competent in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

IncompetentOppositeCompetent

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 81

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7PlantStoneFossil
  8. 8FossilWaterOil
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10OilSwampTar
  11. 11TarWaterPitch
  12. 12EarthPitchBaseball
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17CarMudRally
  18. 18PlantRallyProtest
  19. 19EngineProtestStrike
  20. 20BaseballStrikeOut
  21. 21BeachOutIn
  22. 22FireSandGlass
  23. 23FireGlassLens
  24. 24LensPlantCamera
  25. 25GlassSteamMirror
  26. 26FireFireVolcano
  27. 27MirrorVolcanoEcho
  28. 28CarEchoReverse
  29. 29CameraReverseAmateur
  30. 30AmateurAmateurProfessional
  31. 31InProfessionalIncompetent
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionWaterWine
  34. 34WindWineBalloon
  35. 35EarthWindDust
  36. 36BalloonDustDust Bunny
  37. 37FireSwampDragon
  38. 38DustFireAsh
  39. 39AshFirePhoenix
  40. 40DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  41. 41Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  42. 42IncompetentOppositeCompetent
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Water→ Plant5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Plant + Stone→ Fossil8Fossil + Water→ Oil9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Oil + Swamp→ Tar11Tar + Water→ Pitch12Earth + Pitch→ Baseball13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Car + Mud→ Rally18Plant + Rally→ Protest19Engine + Protest→ Strike20Baseball + Strike→ Out21Beach + Out→ In22Fire + Sand→ Glass23Fire + Glass→ Lens24Lens + Plant→ Camera25Glass + Steam→ Mirror26Fire + Fire→ Volcano27Mirror + Volcano→ Echo28Car + Echo→ Reverse29Camera + Reverse→ Amateur30Amateur + Amateur→ Professional31In + Professional→ Incompetent32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Water→ Wine34Wind + Wine→ Balloon35Earth + Wind→ Dust36Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny37Fire + Swamp→ Dragon38Dust + Fire→ Ash39Ash + Fire→ Phoenix40Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang41Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite42Incompetent + Opposite→ Competent

Competent at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
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 Competent, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Competent in Infinite Craft?

Combine Incompetent with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Competent?

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

Is Competent 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 Competent?

Only one known combination produces Competent.

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