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How to Make Dark Initials in Infinite Craft

Dark Initials is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Lioness plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark LionessInitialsDark Initials

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 852 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7AshFirePhoenix
  8. 8Black HolePhoenixDark Phoenix
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10DustEarthPlanet
  11. 11PlanetSteamSteampunk
  12. 12EarthSteampunkRobot
  13. 13MountainRobotVoltron
  14. 14VoltronWindLion
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16SmokeWaterFog
  17. 17EarthFogMist
  18. 18LionMistLioness
  19. 19Dark PhoenixLionessDark Lioness
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22TreeWaterRiver
  23. 23RiverTreePaper
  24. 24PaperPlantBook
  25. 25EarthRiverDelta
  26. 26BookDeltaAlphabet
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeMountainFjord
  29. 29DustFjordTroll
  30. 30MountainTrollDwarf
  31. 31DustPlantPollen
  32. 32PollenWaterHoney
  33. 33EarthPlanetMoon
  34. 34HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  35. 35DwarfHoneymoonShort
  36. 36AlphabetShortAcronym
  37. 37PollenWindAllergy
  38. 38EnginePlantCar
  39. 39CarDustRust
  40. 40FireRustIron
  41. 41EarthIronMetal
  42. 42AllergyMetalNickel
  43. 43NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  44. 44EarthFireLava
  45. 45LavaWaterStone
  46. 46PlantStoneFossil
  47. 47FireFossilDinosaur
  48. 48DustWindSandstorm
  49. 49DustTreeWood
  50. 50SandstormWoodSandal
  51. 51DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  52. 52LakeThesaurusSynonym
  53. 53NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  54. 54AcronymNicknameInitials
  55. 55Dark LionessInitialsDark Initials
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash7Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix8Black Hole + Phoenixโ†’ Dark Phoenix9Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain10Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet11Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk12Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot13Mountain + Robotโ†’ Voltron14Voltron + Windโ†’ Lion15Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke16Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog17Earth + Fogโ†’ Mist18Lion + Mistโ†’ Lioness19Dark Phoenix + Lionessโ†’ Dark Lioness20Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant21Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree22Tree + Waterโ†’ River23River + Treeโ†’ Paper24Paper + Plantโ†’ Book25Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta26Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet27Water + Waterโ†’ Lake28Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord29Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll30Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf31Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen32Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey33Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon34Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon35Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short36Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym37Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy38Engine + Plantโ†’ Car39Car + Dustโ†’ Rust40Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron41Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal42Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel43Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon44Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava45Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone46Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil47Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur48Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm49Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood50Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal51Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus52Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym53Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname54Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials55Dark Lioness + Initialsโ†’ Dark Initials

Other ways to make Dark Initials

2 combinations are known to produce Dark Initials. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dark Initials
FirstSecondResult
Dark LionessInitialsDark Initials
Dark LionessINITIALSDark Initials

Dark Initials at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Initials in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Lioness with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Initials?

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

Is Dark Initials hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Initials?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dark Initials, 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.