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How to Make Desperate in Infinite Craft

Desperate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Single plus Wanted. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SingleWantedDesperate

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 293 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7DatingEarthMarriage
  8. 8EarthMarriageDivorce
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10DandelionDustWish
  11. 11WaterWishGenie
  12. 12DivorceGenieSingle
  13. 13FireWindSmoke
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWindLeaf
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17LeafTornadoTumbleweed
  18. 18SmokeTumbleweedCowboy
  19. 19TreeWaterRiver
  20. 20RiverTreePaper
  21. 21CowboyPaperWanted
  22. 22SingleWantedDesperate
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Dating + Earth→ Marriage8Earth + Marriage→ Divorce9Plant + Wind→ Dandelion10Dandelion + Dust→ Wish11Water + Wish→ Genie12Divorce + Genie→ Single13Fire + Wind→ Smoke14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Wind→ Leaf16Wind + Wind→ Tornado17Leaf + Tornado→ Tumbleweed18Smoke + Tumbleweed→ Cowboy19Tree + Water→ River20River + Tree→ Paper21Cowboy + Paper→ Wanted22Single + Wanted→ Desperate

Other ways to make Desperate

3 combinations are known to produce Desperate. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Desperate
FirstSecondResult
SingleWantedDesperate
DeskPoorestDesperate
ConservativesDesDesperate

What you can make with Desperate

Desperate at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
42
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Desperate in Infinite Craft?

Combine Single with Wanted. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Desperate?

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

Is Desperate hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Desperate?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Desperate, 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.