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How to Make Expensive Mistake in Infinite Craft

Expensive Mistake is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Cheap Trick. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymCheap TrickExpensive Mistake

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 47

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25SandWineSandwich
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshPlantTobacco
  28. 28SandwichTobaccoCuban
  29. 29CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  30. 30DustEarthPlanet
  31. 31PlanetSteamSteampunk
  32. 32SteampunkWindAirship
  33. 33AirshipWindZeppelin
  34. 34Che GuevaraZeppelinCheap Trick
  35. 35AntonymCheap TrickExpensive Mistake
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Sand + Wine→ Sandwich26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Ash + Plant→ Tobacco28Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban29Cuban + Dandelion→ Che Guevara30Dust + Earth→ Planet31Planet + Steam→ Steampunk32Steampunk + Wind→ Airship33Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin34Che Guevara + Zeppelin→ Cheap Trick35Antonym + Cheap Trick→ Expensive Mistake

Expensive Mistake at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expensive Mistake in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Cheap Trick. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expensive Mistake?

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

Is Expensive Mistake hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expensive Mistake?

Only one known combination produces Expensive Mistake.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.