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How to Make Dye in Infinite Craft

Dye is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Color plus Sink. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ColorSinkDye

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 178 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6AshPencilCrayon
  7. 7CrayonWaterColor
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleWaterDrain
  13. 13DrainWaterSink
  14. 14ColorSinkDye
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil6Ash + Pencilโ†’ Crayon7Crayon + Waterโ†’ Color8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Waterโ†’ Drain13Drain + Waterโ†’ Sink14Color + Sinkโ†’ Dye

Other ways to make Dye

8 combinations are known to produce Dye. Here are 8 of them.

What you can make with Dye

Dye at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
8
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dye in Infinite Craft?

Combine Color with Sink. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dye?

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

Is Dye hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dye?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce Dye, 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.