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How to Make Hopelessness in Infinite Craft

Hopelessness is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Despair plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DespairSynonymHopelessness

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 35

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5CarFireCrash
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7DandelionWaterWine
  8. 8FireWineAlcohol
  9. 9AlcoholWindHangover
  10. 10HangoverPlantAspirin
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12PlantSmokeIncense
  13. 13IncenseSmokePrayer
  14. 14AspirinPrayerHope
  15. 15CrashHopeDespair
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19PlantStoneFossil
  20. 20FireFossilDinosaur
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustWindSandstorm
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24DustTreeWood
  25. 25SandstormWoodSandal
  26. 26DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  27. 27LakeThesaurusSynonym
  28. 28DespairSynonymHopelessness
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Car + Fireโ†’ Crash6Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion7Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine8Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol9Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover10Hangover + Plantโ†’ Aspirin11Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke12Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense13Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer14Aspirin + Prayerโ†’ Hope15Crash + Hopeโ†’ Despair16Water + Waterโ†’ Lake17Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava18Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone19Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil20Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur21Earth + Windโ†’ Dust22Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm23Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree24Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood25Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal26Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus27Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym28Despair + Synonymโ†’ Hopelessness

Hopelessness at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hopelessness in Infinite Craft?

Combine Despair with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hopelessness?

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

Is Hopelessness hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hopelessness?

Only one known combination produces Hopelessness.

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