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How to Make Dark Ark in Infinite Craft

Dark Ark is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Matter plus Snow Ark. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark MatterSnow ArkDark Ark

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 24

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6FireWindSmoke
  7. 7Black HoleSmokeDark Matter
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9EngineLakeBoat
  10. 10EarthSteamMud
  11. 11FireMudBrick
  12. 12BoatBrickArk
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MountainWindAvalanche
  15. 15EarthEngineTractor
  16. 16AvalancheTractorSnowplow
  17. 17ArkSnowplowSnow Ark
  18. 18Dark MatterSnow ArkDark Ark
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Fire + Wind→ Smoke7Black Hole + Smoke→ Dark Matter8Water + Water→ Lake9Engine + Lake→ Boat10Earth + Steam→ Mud11Fire + Mud→ Brick12Boat + Brick→ Ark13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche15Earth + Engine→ Tractor16Avalanche + Tractor→ Snowplow17Ark + Snowplow→ Snow Ark18Dark Matter + Snow Ark→ Dark Ark

What you can make with Dark Ark

Dark Ark at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

Similar effort to Dark Ark, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Ark in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Matter with Snow Ark. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Ark?

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

Is Dark Ark hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Ark?

Only one known combination produces Dark Ark.

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