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How to Make Darken in Infinite Craft

Darken is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Cinder plus Fasten. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark CinderFastenDarken

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 762 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 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. 16EnginePlantCar
  17. 17CarEngineRacecar
  18. 18EngineRacecarSpeed
  19. 19PlantSteamTea
  20. 20SpeedTeaFast
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24GlassSandHourglass
  25. 25FireHourglassTime
  26. 26AshTimeHistory
  27. 27GlassSteamMirror
  28. 28HistoryMirrorPast
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30SmokeWaterFog
  31. 31FogPlantMushroom
  32. 32EarthMushroomToadstool
  33. 33DandelionPlantWeed
  34. 34ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36SandstormWaterOasis
  37. 37OasisPlantDate
  38. 38DateWaterDating
  39. 39DatingEarthMarriage
  40. 40EarthMarriageDivorce
  41. 41DandelionDustWish
  42. 42WaterWishGenie
  43. 43DivorceGenieSingle
  44. 44Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  45. 45PastTriplePast Tense
  46. 46FastPast TenseFasten
  47. 47Dark CinderFastenDarken
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 Cinder16Engine + Plant→ Car17Car + Engine→ Racecar18Engine + Racecar→ Speed19Plant + Steam→ Tea20Speed + Tea→ Fast21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Glass + Sand→ Hourglass25Fire + Hourglass→ Time26Ash + Time→ History27Glass + Steam→ Mirror28History + Mirror→ Past29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Smoke + Water→ Fog31Fog + Plant→ Mushroom32Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool33Dandelion + Plant→ Weed34Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis37Oasis + Plant→ Date38Date + Water→ Dating39Dating + Earth→ Marriage40Earth + Marriage→ Divorce41Dandelion + Dust→ Wish42Water + Wish→ Genie43Divorce + Genie→ Single44Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple45Past + Triple→ Past Tense46Fast + Past Tense→ Fasten47Dark Cinder + Fasten→ Darken

Other ways to make Darken

2 combinations are known to produce Darken. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Darken
FirstSecondResult
Dark CinderFastenDarken
DarkFinizenDarken

Darken at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

Similar effort to Darken, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Darken in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Cinder with Fasten. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Darken?

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

Is Darken hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Darken?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Darken, 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.