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How to Make Dark Thought in Infinite Craft

Dark Thought is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Bright Idea. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymBright IdeaDark Thought

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 42

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24SteamWindCloud
  25. 25CloudFireLightning
  26. 26GlassLightningLight Bulb
  27. 27FireWindSmoke
  28. 28SmokeWaterFog
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30DandelionWaterWine
  31. 31FogWineBrandy
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33BrandyMountainMount Gay
  34. 34Light BulbMount GayBright Idea
  35. 35AntonymBright IdeaDark Thought
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Steam + Wind→ Cloud25Cloud + Fire→ Lightning26Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb27Fire + Wind→ Smoke28Smoke + Water→ Fog29Plant + Wind→ Dandelion30Dandelion + Water→ Wine31Fog + Wine→ Brandy32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Brandy + Mountain→ Mount Gay34Light Bulb + Mount Gay→ Bright Idea35Antonym + Bright Idea→ Dark Thought

Dark Thought at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Thought in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Bright Idea. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Thought?

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

Is Dark Thought hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Thought?

Only one known combination produces Dark Thought.

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