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How to Make Despair in Infinite Craft

Despair is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crash plus Hope. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CrashHopeDespair

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1916 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5CarFireCrash
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7DandelionWaterWine
  8. 8FireWineAlcohol
  9. 9AlcoholWindHangover
  10. 10HangoverPlantAspirin
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12PlantSmokeIncense
  13. 13IncenseSmokePrayer
  14. 14AspirinPrayerHope
  15. 15CrashHopeDespair
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Car + Fireโ†’ Crash6Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion7Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine8Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol9Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover10Hangover + Plantโ†’ Aspirin11Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke12Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense13Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer14Aspirin + Prayerโ†’ Hope15Crash + Hopeโ†’ Despair

Other ways to make Despair

16 combinations are known to produce Despair. Here are 16 of them.

What you can make with Despair

Despair at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
16
ways to make it
Used in
18
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Despair in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crash with Hope. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Despair?

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

Is Despair hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Despair?

Yes. 16 combinations are known to produce Despair, 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.