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How to Make Contravariant in Infinite Craft

Contravariant is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus Tensor. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeTensorContravariant

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 79

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 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. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  32. 32NotSingularityPlural
  33. 33FireWindSmoke
  34. 34SmokeWaterFog
  35. 35EarthPlantTree
  36. 36TreeWaterRiver
  37. 37RiverTreePaper
  38. 38EarthPaperMap
  39. 39FogMapLost
  40. 40LostWindDirection
  41. 41EarthWaveSand
  42. 42MountainSandPyramid
  43. 43PyramidWaterTomb
  44. 44TombWaterMoses
  45. 45MosesWaterParting
  46. 46FireSandGlass
  47. 47FireGlassLens
  48. 48LensWaterMicroscope
  49. 49FireMicroscopeVirus
  50. 50PartingVirusDivide
  51. 51DivideDivideMultiply
  52. 52DirectionMultiplyVector
  53. 53PluralVectorTensor
  54. 54OppositeTensorContravariant
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→ Opposite13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Water→ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Fire + Water→ Steam18Water + Wind→ Wave19Steam + Wave→ Surf20Continent + Surf→ Australia21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche23Avalanche + Wind→ Snow24Australia + Snow→ No25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27No + Ocean→ Not28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity32Not + Singularity→ Plural33Fire + Wind→ Smoke34Smoke + Water→ Fog35Earth + Plant→ Tree36Tree + Water→ River37River + Tree→ Paper38Earth + Paper→ Map39Fog + Map→ Lost40Lost + Wind→ Direction41Earth + Wave→ Sand42Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid43Pyramid + Water→ Tomb44Tomb + Water→ Moses45Moses + Water→ Parting46Fire + Sand→ Glass47Fire + Glass→ Lens48Lens + Water→ Microscope49Fire + Microscope→ Virus50Parting + Virus→ Divide51Divide + Divide→ Multiply52Direction + Multiply→ Vector53Plural + Vector→ Tensor54Opposite + Tensor→ Contravariant

Contravariant at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contravariant in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with Tensor. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Contravariant?

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

Is Contravariant hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Contravariant?

Only one known combination produces Contravariant.

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