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How to Make Ex-Employees in Infinite Craft

Ex-Employees is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 61 combinations to get there, and the final one is Employees plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EmployeesPast TenseEx-Employees

Marathon61 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 842 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 61 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthFlying FishBird
  6. 6BirdWaterPenguin
  7. 7LakeOceanSea
  8. 8PenguinSeaEmperor
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustEarthPlanet
  12. 12FirePlanetSun
  13. 13FireSunSolar
  14. 14PlantSolarOxygen
  15. 15EmperorOxygenEmporium
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18EarthTsunamiIsland
  19. 19EarthIslandContinent
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28NoOceanNot
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  33. 33NotSingularityPlural
  34. 34EmporiumPluralEmployees
  35. 35DustFireAsh
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38GlassSandHourglass
  39. 39FireHourglassTime
  40. 40AshTimeHistory
  41. 41GlassSteamMirror
  42. 42HistoryMirrorPast
  43. 43FireWindSmoke
  44. 44SmokeWaterFog
  45. 45FogPlantMushroom
  46. 46EarthMushroomToadstool
  47. 47PlantWindDandelion
  48. 48DandelionPlantWeed
  49. 49ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  50. 50DustWindSandstorm
  51. 51SandstormWaterOasis
  52. 52OasisPlantDate
  53. 53DateWaterDating
  54. 54DatingEarthMarriage
  55. 55EarthMarriageDivorce
  56. 56DandelionDustWish
  57. 57WaterWishGenie
  58. 58DivorceGenieSingle
  59. 59Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  60. 60PastTriplePast Tense
  61. 61EmployeesPast TenseEx-Employees
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish5Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird6Bird + Water→ Penguin7Lake + Ocean→ Sea8Penguin + Sea→ Emperor9Earth + Water→ Plant10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Earth→ Planet12Fire + Planet→ Sun13Fire + Sun→ Solar14Plant + Solar→ Oxygen15Emperor + Oxygen→ Emporium16Wind + Wind→ Tornado17Tornado + Water→ Tsunami18Earth + Tsunami→ Island19Earth + Island→ Continent20Fire + Water→ Steam21Water + Wind→ Wave22Steam + Wave→ Surf23Continent + Surf→ Australia24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche26Avalanche + Wind→ Snow27Australia + Snow→ No28No + Ocean→ Not29Fire + Steam→ Engine30Dust + Engine→ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole32Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity33Not + Singularity→ Plural34Emporium + Plural→ Employees35Dust + Fire→ Ash36Earth + Wave→ Sand37Fire + Sand→ Glass38Glass + Sand→ Hourglass39Fire + Hourglass→ Time40Ash + Time→ History41Glass + Steam→ Mirror42History + Mirror→ Past43Fire + Wind→ Smoke44Smoke + Water→ Fog45Fog + Plant→ Mushroom46Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool47Plant + Wind→ Dandelion48Dandelion + Plant→ Weed49Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom50Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm51Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis52Oasis + Plant→ Date53Date + Water→ Dating54Dating + Earth→ Marriage55Earth + Marriage→ Divorce56Dandelion + Dust→ Wish57Water + Wish→ Genie58Divorce + Genie→ Single59Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple60Past + Triple→ Past Tense61Employees + Past Tense→ Ex-Employees

Other ways to make Ex-Employees

2 combinations are known to produce Ex-Employees. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ex-Employees
FirstSecondResult
EmployeesPast TenseEx-Employees
EmployeesPast tenseEx-Employees

What you can make with Ex-Employees

Ex-Employees at a glance

Steps to craft
61
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
11
other combinations

Other elements that take 61 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ex-Employees in Infinite Craft?

Combine Employees with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 61 steps.

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

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

Is Ex-Employees hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 61 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Ex-Employees, 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.