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How to Make Ex-Con in Infinite Craft

Ex-Con is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dead Prison plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dead PrisonPast TenseEx-Con

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 583 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5AshOceanSalt
  6. 6LakeSaltDead Sea
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9FireMudBrick
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13BrickIslandPrison
  14. 14Dead SeaPrisonDead Prison
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassSandHourglass
  19. 19FireHourglassTime
  20. 20AshTimeHistory
  21. 21GlassSteamMirror
  22. 22HistoryMirrorPast
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25EarthWaterPlant
  26. 26FogPlantMushroom
  27. 27EarthMushroomToadstool
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32SandstormWaterOasis
  33. 33OasisPlantDate
  34. 34DateWaterDating
  35. 35DatingEarthMarriage
  36. 36EarthMarriageDivorce
  37. 37DandelionDustWish
  38. 38WaterWishGenie
  39. 39DivorceGenieSingle
  40. 40Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  41. 41PastTriplePast Tense
  42. 42Dead PrisonPast TenseEx-Con
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Windโ†’ Dust3Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt6Lake + Saltโ†’ Dead Sea7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud9Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick10Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado11Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island13Brick + Islandโ†’ Prison14Dead Sea + Prisonโ†’ Dead Prison15Water + Windโ†’ Wave16Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand17Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass18Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass19Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time20Ash + Timeโ†’ History21Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror22History + Mirrorโ†’ Past23Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke24Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog25Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant26Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom27Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool28Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion29Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed30Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom31Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm32Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis33Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date34Date + Waterโ†’ Dating35Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage36Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce37Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish38Water + Wishโ†’ Genie39Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single40Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple41Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense42Dead Prison + Past Tenseโ†’ Ex-Con

Other ways to make Ex-Con

3 combinations are known to produce Ex-Con. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ex-Con
FirstSecondResult
Dead PrisonPast TenseEx-Con
Clean Grave RobberPast TenseEx-Con
Dead PrisonPast tenseEx-Con

Ex-Con at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to Ex-Con, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ex-Con in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dead Prison with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ex-Con?

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

Is Ex-Con hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ex-Con?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Ex-Con, 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.