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How to Make Contrasts in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

ContrastPluralContrasts

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 15SandWaterBeach
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17BeachSteamSauna
  18. 18SandWineSandwich
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21SandwichStoneScone
  22. 22SaunaSconeSconce
  23. 23OppositeSconceContrast
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25TornadoWaterTsunami
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29ContinentSurfAustralia
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainWindAvalanche
  32. 32AvalancheWindSnow
  33. 33AustraliaSnowNo
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36NoOceanNot
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41NotSingularityPlural
  42. 42ContrastPluralContrasts
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite13Water + Windโ†’ Wave14Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand15Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach16Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam17Beach + Steamโ†’ Sauna18Sand + Wineโ†’ Sandwich19Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava20Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone21Sandwich + Stoneโ†’ Scone22Sauna + Sconeโ†’ Sconce23Opposite + Sconceโ†’ Contrast24Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado25Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami26Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island27Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent28Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf29Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia30Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain31Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche32Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow33Australia + Snowโ†’ No34Water + Waterโ†’ Lake35Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean36No + Oceanโ†’ Not37Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine38Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole40Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity41Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural42Contrast + Pluralโ†’ Contrasts

Contrasts at a glance

Steps to craft
42
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 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contrasts in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Contrasts?

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

Is Contrasts 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 Contrasts?

Only one known combination produces Contrasts.

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