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How to Make Contraries in Infinite Craft

Contraries is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Contrary plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ContraryPluralContraries

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15SandWineSandwich
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17LavaWaterStone
  18. 18SandwichStoneScone
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  21. 21SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  22. 22SconeSmoke DetectorScone Detector
  23. 23OppositeScone DetectorContrary
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25TornadoWaterTsunami
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28FireWaterSteam
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30ContinentSurfAustralia
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheWindSnow
  34. 34AustraliaSnowNo
  35. 35WaterWaterLake
  36. 36LakeWaterOcean
  37. 37NoOceanNot
  38. 38FireSteamEngine
  39. 39DustEngineVacuum
  40. 40FireVacuumBlack Hole
  41. 41Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  42. 42NotSingularityPlural
  43. 43ContraryPluralContraries
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Sand + Wine→ Sandwich16Earth + Fire→ Lava17Lava + Water→ Stone18Sandwich + Stone→ Scone19Fire + Wind→ Smoke20Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap21Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector22Scone + Smoke Detector→ Scone Detector23Opposite + Scone Detector→ Contrary24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Tornado + Water→ Tsunami26Earth + Tsunami→ Island27Earth + Island→ Continent28Fire + Water→ Steam29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Continent + Surf→ Australia31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Wind→ Snow34Australia + Snow→ No35Water + Water→ Lake36Lake + Water→ Ocean37No + Ocean→ Not38Fire + Steam→ Engine39Dust + Engine→ Vacuum40Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole41Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity42Not + Singularity→ Plural43Contrary + Plural→ Contraries

Contraries at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Contraries, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contraries in Infinite Craft?

Combine Contrary with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Contraries?

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

Is Contraries hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Contraries?

Only one known combination produces Contraries.

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