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How to Make Expensive Whale in Infinite Craft

Expensive Whale is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cheap Whale plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cheap WhaleOppositeExpensive Whale

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 723 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13DandelionDustWish
  14. 14TreeWishMoney
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16PlantWaterSwamp
  17. 17PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  18. 18RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21SurfWindSurfing
  22. 22AmazonSurfingShopping
  23. 23MoneyShoppingShopaholic
  24. 24Che GuevaraShopaholicCheap Guevara
  25. 25DustPlantPollen
  26. 26AshPollenCough
  27. 27PlantWaveSeaweed
  28. 28CoughSeaweedCod
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30SandstormWindDust Storm
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33OceanWaterFish
  34. 34EarthFishWhale
  35. 35Dust StormWhaleDust Whale
  36. 36CodDust WhaleCod Whale
  37. 37Cheap GuevaraCod WhaleCheap Whale
  38. 38WindWineBalloon
  39. 39BalloonDustDust Bunny
  40. 40FireSwampDragon
  41. 41AshFirePhoenix
  42. 42DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  43. 43Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  44. 44Cheap WhaleOppositeExpensive Whale
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 Guevara12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish14Tree + Wishโ†’ Money15Tree + Waterโ†’ River16Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp17Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap18River + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Amazon19Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam20Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf21Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing22Amazon + Surfingโ†’ Shopping23Money + Shoppingโ†’ Shopaholic24Che Guevara + Shopaholicโ†’ Cheap Guevara25Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen26Ash + Pollenโ†’ Cough27Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed28Cough + Seaweedโ†’ Cod29Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm30Sandstorm + Windโ†’ Dust Storm31Water + Waterโ†’ Lake32Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean33Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish34Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale35Dust Storm + Whaleโ†’ Dust Whale36Cod + Dust Whaleโ†’ Cod Whale37Cheap Guevara + Cod Whaleโ†’ Cheap Whale38Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon39Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny40Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon41Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix42Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang43Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite44Cheap Whale + Oppositeโ†’ Expensive Whale

Other ways to make Expensive Whale

3 combinations are known to produce Expensive Whale. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Expensive Whale
FirstSecondResult
Cheap WhaleOppositeExpensive Whale
Cheap WhaleMountain Doom TeaExpensive Whale
AntonymCheap WhaleExpensive Whale

Expensive Whale at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expensive Whale in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cheap Whale with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expensive Whale?

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

Is Expensive Whale hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expensive Whale?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Expensive Whale, 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.