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How to Make Dark Ruthenium in Infinite Craft

Dark Ruthenium is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 97 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Ifjan plus Scandium Ruthenide. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark IfjanScandium RuthenideDark Ruthenium

Marathon97 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 184

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 97 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6FireWindSmoke
  7. 7Black HoleSmokeDark Matter
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10FireSandGlass
  11. 11FireGlassLens
  12. 12LensWaterMicroscope
  13. 13FireMicroscopeVirus
  14. 14FireVirusFlu
  15. 15Dark MatterFluDark Flu
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17LakeWaterOcean
  18. 18OceanWaterFish
  19. 19EarthFishWhale
  20. 20DustWhaleSperm
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22FirePlanetSun
  23. 23LensSunSunburn
  24. 24SpermSunburnSpermburn
  25. 25EarthWaterPlant
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28PlantStoneFossil
  29. 29FireFossilDinosaur
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32DustTreeWood
  33. 33SandstormWoodSandal
  34. 34DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  35. 35LakeThesaurusSynonym
  36. 36SpermburnSynonymSpermynom
  37. 37Dark FluSpermynomDark Spermynom
  38. 38WindWindTornado
  39. 39GlassWindWindow
  40. 40TornadoWindowBroken Window
  41. 41FireLensMagnifying Glass
  42. 42Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  43. 43Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  44. 44ClueEvidenceCase
  45. 45SmokeWaterFog
  46. 46SandstormStoneSphinx
  47. 47FogSphinxRiddle
  48. 48RiddleWindAnswer
  49. 49AnswerSteamQuestion
  50. 50GlassSandHourglass
  51. 51FireHourglassTime
  52. 52QuestionTimeWhen
  53. 53CaseWhenIf
  54. 54EarthTreeForest
  55. 55ForestForestJungle
  56. 56FireFireVolcano
  57. 57JungleVolcanoTarzan
  58. 58SmokeTarzanJane
  59. 59JaneJaneJanes
  60. 60JanesTarzanJanez
  61. 61FireJanezJan
  62. 62IfJanIfjan
  63. 63Dark SpermynomIfjanDark Ifjan
  64. 64PlantWindDandelion
  65. 65DandelionWaterWine
  66. 66WaterWineHoly Water
  67. 67FireHoly WaterVampire
  68. 68VampireWindBat
  69. 69BatWoodBaseball Bat
  70. 70PlanetPlanetStar
  71. 71Baseball BatStarBabe Ruth
  72. 72FireSunSolar
  73. 73PlantSolarOxygen
  74. 74PlantSteamTea
  75. 75TeaWoodTable
  76. 76OxygenTablePeriodic
  77. 77Babe RuthPeriodicRuthenium
  78. 78LavaStoneObsidian
  79. 79EarthObsidianDiamond
  80. 80DiamondSmokeCarbon
  81. 81PlantWaterSwamp
  82. 82SwampTreeMangrove
  83. 83EarthSteamMud
  84. 84FireMudBrick
  85. 85BrickWindHouse
  86. 86EarthEarthMountain
  87. 87HouseMountainCave
  88. 88CaveEarthMine
  89. 89MangroveMineManganese
  90. 90LakeMountainFjord
  91. 91FireWineAlcohol
  92. 92AlcoholLakeVodka
  93. 93FjordVodkaScandinavian
  94. 94ManganeseScandinavianScandium
  95. 95CarbonScandiumScandium Carbide
  96. 96RutheniumScandium CarbideScandium Ruthenide
  97. 97Dark IfjanScandium RuthenideDark Ruthenium
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke7Black Hole + Smokeโ†’ Dark Matter8Water + Windโ†’ Wave9Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand10Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass11Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens12Lens + Waterโ†’ Microscope13Fire + Microscopeโ†’ Virus14Fire + Virusโ†’ Flu15Dark Matter + Fluโ†’ Dark Flu16Water + Waterโ†’ Lake17Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean18Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish19Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale20Dust + Whaleโ†’ Sperm21Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet22Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun23Lens + Sunโ†’ Sunburn24Sperm + Sunburnโ†’ Spermburn25Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant26Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava27Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone28Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil29Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur30Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm31Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree32Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood33Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal34Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus35Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym36Spermburn + Synonymโ†’ Spermynom37Dark Flu + Spermynomโ†’ Dark Spermynom38Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado39Glass + Windโ†’ Window40Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window41Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass42Broken Window + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Evidence43Broken Window + Evidenceโ†’ Clue44Clue + Evidenceโ†’ Case45Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog46Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx47Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle48Riddle + Windโ†’ Answer49Answer + Steamโ†’ Question50Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass51Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time52Question + Timeโ†’ When53Case + Whenโ†’ If54Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest55Forest + Forestโ†’ Jungle56Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano57Jungle + Volcanoโ†’ Tarzan58Smoke + Tarzanโ†’ Jane59Jane + Janeโ†’ Janes60Janes + Tarzanโ†’ Janez61Fire + Janezโ†’ Jan62If + Janโ†’ Ifjan63Dark Spermynom + Ifjanโ†’ Dark Ifjan64Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion65Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine66Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water67Fire + Holy Waterโ†’ Vampire68Vampire + Windโ†’ Bat69Bat + Woodโ†’ Baseball Bat70Planet + Planetโ†’ Star71Baseball Bat + Starโ†’ Babe Ruth72Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar73Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen74Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea75Tea + Woodโ†’ Table76Oxygen + Tableโ†’ Periodic77Babe Ruth + Periodicโ†’ Ruthenium78Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian79Earth + Obsidianโ†’ Diamond80Diamond + Smokeโ†’ Carbon81Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp82Swamp + Treeโ†’ Mangrove83Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud84Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick85Brick + Windโ†’ House86Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain87House + Mountainโ†’ Cave88Cave + Earthโ†’ Mine89Mangrove + Mineโ†’ Manganese90Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord91Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol92Alcohol + Lakeโ†’ Vodka93Fjord + Vodkaโ†’ Scandinavian94Manganese + Scandinavianโ†’ Scandium95Carbon + Scandiumโ†’ Scandium Carbide96Ruthenium + Scandium Carbideโ†’ Scandium Ruthenide97Dark Ifjan + Scandium Ruthenideโ†’ Dark Ruthenium

Dark Ruthenium at a glance

Steps to craft
97
Marathon
Crafting depth
184
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Ruthenium in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Ifjan with Scandium Ruthenide. The full path from the base elements takes 97 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Ruthenium?

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

Is Dark Ruthenium hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 97 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Ruthenium?

Only one known combination produces Dark Ruthenium.

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