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How to Make Expense in Infinite Craft

Expense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Income plus Waste. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IncomeWasteExpense

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 295 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9LakeMountainFjord
  10. 10EarthFjordLand
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionDustWish
  14. 14TreeWishMoney
  15. 15LandMoneyTax
  16. 16AntTaxIncome
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18SmokeWaterFog
  19. 19DustFogSmog
  20. 20FireSmogPollution
  21. 21LakePollutionToxic
  22. 22EarthToxicWaste
  23. 23IncomeWasteExpense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Water + Water→ Lake8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Lake + Mountain→ Fjord10Earth + Fjord→ Land11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Dust→ Wish14Tree + Wish→ Money15Land + Money→ Tax16Ant + Tax→ Income17Fire + Wind→ Smoke18Smoke + Water→ Fog19Dust + Fog→ Smog20Fire + Smog→ Pollution21Lake + Pollution→ Toxic22Earth + Toxic→ Waste23Income + Waste→ Expense

Other ways to make Expense

5 combinations are known to produce Expense. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Expense
FirstSecondResult
IncomeWasteExpense
NotRevenueExpense
NegativeRevenueExpense
IncomeOppositeExpense
CostThenExpense

What you can make with Expense

Expense at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
36
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Income with Waste. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expense?

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

Is Expense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expense?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Expense, 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.