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How to Make Expensive death in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Cheap LifeOppositeExpensive death

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 642 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. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6SandWineSandwich
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshPlantTobacco
  10. 10SandwichTobaccoCuban
  11. 11CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15IslandTsunamiAtlantis
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17AshTreePencil
  18. 18DustPencilEraser
  19. 19AtlantisEraserRapture
  20. 20Che GuevaraRaptureCheapture
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22DustWindSandstorm
  23. 23PlanetSandstormMars
  24. 24EarthMarsLife
  25. 25LifeTsunamiDeath
  26. 26CheaptureDeathCheap Death
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28PlanetSunSolar System
  29. 29Solar SystemTreeTree of Life
  30. 30Cheap DeathTree of LifeCheap Life
  31. 31WindWineBalloon
  32. 32BalloonDustDust Bunny
  33. 33PlantWaterSwamp
  34. 34FireSwampDragon
  35. 35AshFirePhoenix
  36. 36DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  37. 37Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  38. 38Cheap LifeOppositeExpensive death
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Sand + Wine→ Sandwich7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Ash + Plant→ Tobacco10Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban11Cuban + Dandelion→ Che Guevara12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Island + Tsunami→ Atlantis16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Ash + Tree→ Pencil18Dust + Pencil→ Eraser19Atlantis + Eraser→ Rapture20Che Guevara + Rapture→ Cheapture21Dust + Earth→ Planet22Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm23Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars24Earth + Mars→ Life25Life + Tsunami→ Death26Cheapture + Death→ Cheap Death27Fire + Planet→ Sun28Planet + Sun→ Solar System29Solar System + Tree→ Tree of Life30Cheap Death + Tree of Life→ Cheap Life31Wind + Wine→ Balloon32Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny33Plant + Water→ Swamp34Fire + Swamp→ Dragon35Ash + Fire→ Phoenix36Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang37Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite38Cheap Life + Opposite→ Expensive death

Other ways to make Expensive death

2 combinations are known to produce Expensive death. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Expensive death
FirstSecondResult
Cheap LifeOppositeExpensive death
AntonymCheap LifeExpensive death

Expensive death at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
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 Expensive death, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expensive death in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Expensive death?

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

Is Expensive death 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 Expensive death?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Expensive death, 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.