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How to Make Deadbeat Dad in Infinite Craft

Deadbeat Dad is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dead Sea plus Papa. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dead SeaPapaDeadbeat Dad

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 393 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5AshOceanSalt
  6. 6LakeSaltDead Sea
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9TreeWaterRiver
  10. 10EarthRiverDelta
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14SwampWineMoonshine
  15. 15DeltaMoonshineDelta Dawn
  16. 16Delta DawnWineMama
  17. 17WindWineBalloon
  18. 18BalloonDustDust Bunny
  19. 19FireSwampDragon
  20. 20AshFirePhoenix
  21. 21DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  22. 22Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  23. 23MamaOppositePapa
  24. 24Dead SeaPapaDeadbeat Dad
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Fire→ Ash4Lake + Water→ Ocean5Ash + Ocean→ Salt6Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea7Earth + Water→ Plant8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Tree + Water→ River10Earth + River→ Delta11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Swamp + Wine→ Moonshine15Delta + Moonshine→ Delta Dawn16Delta Dawn + Wine→ Mama17Wind + Wine→ Balloon18Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny19Fire + Swamp→ Dragon20Ash + Fire→ Phoenix21Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang22Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite23Mama + Opposite→ Papa24Dead Sea + Papa→ Deadbeat Dad

Other ways to make Deadbeat Dad

3 combinations are known to produce Deadbeat Dad. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Deadbeat Dad
FirstSecondResult
Dead SeaPapaDeadbeat Dad
Dead FishPapaDeadbeat Dad
DeadbeatMoreDeadbeat Dad

What you can make with Deadbeat Dad

Deadbeat Dad at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to Deadbeat Dad, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Deadbeat Dad in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dead Sea with Papa. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Deadbeat Dad?

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

Is Deadbeat Dad hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Deadbeat Dad?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Deadbeat Dad, 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.