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How to Make Dark Instay in Infinite Craft

Dark Instay is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Cinder plus Instay. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark CinderInstayDark Instay

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3AshDustCinder
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6DustEngineVacuum
  7. 7FireVacuumBlack Hole
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11DandelionSwampFrog
  12. 12FrogWindPrince
  13. 13Black HolePrinceDark Prince
  14. 14Dark PrinceEarthDark King
  15. 15CinderDark KingDark Cinder
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18SandWaterBeach
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21PlantStoneFossil
  22. 22FossilWaterOil
  23. 23OilSwampTar
  24. 24TarWaterPitch
  25. 25EarthPitchBaseball
  26. 26EnginePlantCar
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28CarMudRally
  29. 29PlantRallyProtest
  30. 30EngineProtestStrike
  31. 31BaseballStrikeOut
  32. 32BeachOutIn
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34TornadoWaterTsunami
  35. 35EarthTsunamiIsland
  36. 36EarthIslandContinent
  37. 37SteamWaveSurf
  38. 38ContinentSurfAustralia
  39. 39EarthEarthMountain
  40. 40MountainWindAvalanche
  41. 41AvalancheWindSnow
  42. 42AustraliaSnowNo
  43. 43WaterWaterLake
  44. 44LakeWaterOcean
  45. 45NoOceanNot
  46. 46DustEarthPlanet
  47. 47DustWindSandstorm
  48. 48PlanetSandstormMars
  49. 49DustMarsRover
  50. 50NotRoverStay
  51. 51InStayInstay
  52. 52Dark CinderInstayDark Instay
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Ash + Dust→ Cinder4Fire + Water→ Steam5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Dust + Engine→ Vacuum7Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole8Earth + Water→ Plant9Plant + Wind→ Dandelion10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog12Frog + Wind→ Prince13Black Hole + Prince→ Dark Prince14Dark Prince + Earth→ Dark King15Cinder + Dark King→ Dark Cinder16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Sand + Water→ Beach19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Plant + Stone→ Fossil22Fossil + Water→ Oil23Oil + Swamp→ Tar24Tar + Water→ Pitch25Earth + Pitch→ Baseball26Engine + Plant→ Car27Earth + Steam→ Mud28Car + Mud→ Rally29Plant + Rally→ Protest30Engine + Protest→ Strike31Baseball + Strike→ Out32Beach + Out→ In33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Tornado + Water→ Tsunami35Earth + Tsunami→ Island36Earth + Island→ Continent37Steam + Wave→ Surf38Continent + Surf→ Australia39Earth + Earth→ Mountain40Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche41Avalanche + Wind→ Snow42Australia + Snow→ No43Water + Water→ Lake44Lake + Water→ Ocean45No + Ocean→ Not46Dust + Earth→ Planet47Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm48Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars49Dust + Mars→ Rover50Not + Rover→ Stay51In + Stay→ Instay52Dark Cinder + Instay→ Dark Instay

Dark Instay at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Instay in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Cinder with Instay. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Instay?

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

Is Dark Instay hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Instay?

Only one known combination produces Dark Instay.

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