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How to Make Dirty Bulb in Infinite Craft

Dirty Bulb is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Muddy Lightbulb plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Muddy LightbulbPast TenseDirty Bulb

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineEngineRocket
  4. 4FireWindSmoke
  5. 5RocketSmokeFirework
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9FireworkGlassLightbulb
  10. 10EarthSteamMud
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantSteamTea
  13. 13EarthTeaTeapot
  14. 14MudTeapotMuddy Teapot
  15. 15LightbulbMuddy TeapotMuddy Lightbulb
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustFireAsh
  18. 18GlassSandHourglass
  19. 19FireHourglassTime
  20. 20AshTimeHistory
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22HistoryMirrorPast
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24FogPlantMushroom
  25. 25EarthMushroomToadstool
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30SandstormWaterOasis
  31. 31OasisPlantDate
  32. 32DateWaterDating
  33. 33DatingEarthMarriage
  34. 34EarthMarriageDivorce
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36WaterWishGenie
  37. 37DivorceGenieSingle
  38. 38Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  39. 39PastTriplePast Tense
  40. 40Muddy LightbulbPast TenseDirty Bulb
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Engine + Engine→ Rocket4Fire + Wind→ Smoke5Rocket + Smoke→ Firework6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Fire + Sand→ Glass9Firework + Glass→ Lightbulb10Earth + Steam→ Mud11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Steam→ Tea13Earth + Tea→ Teapot14Mud + Teapot→ Muddy Teapot15Lightbulb + Muddy Teapot→ Muddy Lightbulb16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Fire→ Ash18Glass + Sand→ Hourglass19Fire + Hourglass→ Time20Ash + Time→ History21Glass + Steam→ Mirror22History + Mirror→ Past23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Fog + Plant→ Mushroom25Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Plant→ Weed28Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom29Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm30Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis31Oasis + Plant→ Date32Date + Water→ Dating33Dating + Earth→ Marriage34Earth + Marriage→ Divorce35Dandelion + Dust→ Wish36Water + Wish→ Genie37Divorce + Genie→ Single38Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple39Past + Triple→ Past Tense40Muddy Lightbulb + Past Tense→ Dirty Bulb

Other ways to make Dirty Bulb

2 combinations are known to produce Dirty Bulb. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dirty Bulb
FirstSecondResult
Muddy LightbulbPast TenseDirty Bulb
Muddy LightbulbPast tenseDirty Bulb

Dirty Bulb at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Dirty Bulb, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dirty Bulb in Infinite Craft?

Combine Muddy Lightbulb with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dirty Bulb?

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

Is Dirty Bulb hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dirty Bulb?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dirty Bulb, 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.