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How to Make Dark Thoughts in Infinite Craft

Dark Thoughts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Bright Ideas. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymBright IdeasDark Thoughts

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 47

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 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. 27Light BulbThesaurusBright Ideas
  28. 28AntonymBright IdeasDark Thoughts
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstormโ†’ Quicksand7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Quicksand + Steamโ†’ Slow9Fire + Slowโ†’ Stop10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil14Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood17Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym20Stop + Synonymโ†’ Antonym21Water + Windโ†’ Wave22Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand23Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass24Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud25Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning26Glass + Lightningโ†’ Light Bulb27Light Bulb + Thesaurusโ†’ Bright Ideas28Antonym + Bright Ideasโ†’ Dark Thoughts

Dark Thoughts at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Thoughts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Bright Ideas. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Thoughts?

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

Is Dark Thoughts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Thoughts?

Only one known combination produces Dark Thoughts.

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