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How to Make Discouragement in Infinite Craft

Discouragement is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Encouragement plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EncouragementOppositeDiscouragement

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 562 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6EarthPlanetMoon
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionEarthFlower
  10. 10FlowerMoonNight
  11. 11MoonNightDark
  12. 12FireGlassLens
  13. 13LensPlantCamera
  14. 14CameraPlantPhotograph
  15. 15DarkPhotographNegative
  16. 16GlassNegativePositive
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19RiverTreePaper
  20. 20PaperPlantBook
  21. 21EarthRiverDelta
  22. 22BookDeltaAlphabet
  23. 23AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  24. 24Alphabet SoupPaperDictionary
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26SteamWaveSurf
  27. 27DictionarySurfWords
  28. 28PositiveWordsEncouragement
  29. 29DandelionWaterWine
  30. 30WindWineBalloon
  31. 31BalloonDustDust Bunny
  32. 32PlantWaterSwamp
  33. 33FireSwampDragon
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35AshFirePhoenix
  36. 36DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  37. 37Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  38. 38EncouragementOppositeDiscouragement
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower10Flower + Moonโ†’ Night11Moon + Nightโ†’ Dark12Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens13Lens + Plantโ†’ Camera14Camera + Plantโ†’ Photograph15Dark + Photographโ†’ Negative16Glass + Negativeโ†’ Positive17Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree18Tree + Waterโ†’ River19River + Treeโ†’ Paper20Paper + Plantโ†’ Book21Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta22Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet23Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup24Alphabet Soup + Paperโ†’ Dictionary25Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam26Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf27Dictionary + Surfโ†’ Words28Positive + Wordsโ†’ Encouragement29Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine30Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon31Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny32Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp33Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon34Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash35Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix36Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang37Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite38Encouragement + Oppositeโ†’ Discouragement

Other ways to make Discouragement

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

Alternative combinations that produce Discouragement
FirstSecondResult
EncouragementOppositeDiscouragement
AntonymEncouragementDiscouragement

Discouragement at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Discouragement in Infinite Craft?

Combine Encouragement with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Discouragement?

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

Is Discouragement hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Discouragement?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Discouragement, 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.