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How to Make Critical Fail in Infinite Craft

Critical Fail is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is CFL plus Dungeons and Dragons. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CFLDungeons and DragonsCritical Fail

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 584 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  5. 5TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7Funnel CakeTreeMaple
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9MapleMountainCanada
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12LakeOceanSea
  13. 13CanadaSeaC
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15EarthSteamMud
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18SandstormWindDust Storm
  19. 19Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  20. 20Dust BowlMudMud Bowl
  21. 21MudMud BowlFootball
  22. 22CFootballCFL
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25DustFogSmog
  26. 26MountainMountainMountain Range
  27. 27PlantSteamTea
  28. 28Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  29. 29SmogTea PartyRepublican
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31EarthEngineTractor
  32. 32SwampTractorMonster Truck
  33. 33DustTreeWood
  34. 34TeaWoodTable
  35. 35Monster TruckTableTabletop
  36. 36RepublicanTabletopDungeons and Dragons
  37. 37CFLDungeons and DragonsCritical Fail
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Water→ Swamp4Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap5Tornado + Venus Flytrap→ Funnel Cake6Earth + Plant→ Tree7Funnel Cake + Tree→ Maple8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Maple + Mountain→ Canada10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Water→ Ocean12Lake + Ocean→ Sea13Canada + Sea→ C14Fire + Water→ Steam15Earth + Steam→ Mud16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm19Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl20Dust Bowl + Mud→ Mud Bowl21Mud + Mud Bowl→ Football22C + Football→ CFL23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Smoke + Water→ Fog25Dust + Fog→ Smog26Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range27Plant + Steam→ Tea28Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party29Smog + Tea Party→ Republican30Fire + Steam→ Engine31Earth + Engine→ Tractor32Swamp + Tractor→ Monster Truck33Dust + Tree→ Wood34Tea + Wood→ Table35Monster Truck + Table→ Tabletop36Republican + Tabletop→ Dungeons and Dragons37CFL + Dungeons and Dragons→ Critical Fail

Other ways to make Critical Fail

4 combinations are known to produce Critical Fail. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Critical Fail
FirstSecondResult
CFLDungeons and DragonsCritical Fail
CFLDungeons And DragonsCritical Fail
CflDungeons and DragonsCritical Fail
CflDungeons And DragonsCritical Fail

Critical Fail at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to Critical Fail, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Critical Fail in Infinite Craft?

Combine CFL with Dungeons and Dragons. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Critical Fail?

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

Is Critical Fail hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Critical Fail?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Critical Fail, and the shortest route is shown above.

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