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How to Make Expensive Life in Infinite Craft

Expensive Life is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cheap Death plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cheap DeathOppositeExpensive Life

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 542 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 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. 27WindWineBalloon
  28. 28BalloonDustDust Bunny
  29. 29PlantWaterSwamp
  30. 30FireSwampDragon
  31. 31AshFirePhoenix
  32. 32DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  33. 33Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  34. 34Cheap DeathOppositeExpensive Life
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion5Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine6Sand + Wineโ†’ Sandwich7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash9Ash + Plantโ†’ Tobacco10Sandwich + Tobaccoโ†’ Cuban11Cuban + Dandelionโ†’ Che Guevara12Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado13Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island15Island + Tsunamiโ†’ Atlantis16Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree17Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil18Dust + Pencilโ†’ Eraser19Atlantis + Eraserโ†’ Rapture20Che Guevara + Raptureโ†’ Cheapture21Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet22Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm23Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars24Earth + Marsโ†’ Life25Life + Tsunamiโ†’ Death26Cheapture + Deathโ†’ Cheap Death27Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon28Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny29Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp30Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon31Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix32Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang33Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite34Cheap Death + Oppositeโ†’ Expensive Life

Other ways to make Expensive Life

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

Alternative combinations that produce Expensive Life
FirstSecondResult
Cheap DeathOppositeExpensive Life
AntonymCheap DeathExpensive Life

Expensive Life at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
54
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

Similar effort to Expensive Life, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expensive Life in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cheap Death with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expensive Life?

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

Is Expensive Life hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expensive Life?

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