Home / Recipes / Hopelessness ๐ How to Make Hopelessness in Infinite CraftHopelessness 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
๐ Despair+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ Hopelessness
Marathon 28 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 35
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What is worth knowing At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Its crafting depth of 35 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Abstract concepts like Hopelessness usually come from combining two things that are related in meaning rather than in substance. That is worth remembering if you go off-path. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.
1 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam2 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine3 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant4 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car5 ๐ Car+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ฅ Crash6 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion7 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Water= ๐ท Wine8 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ท Wine= ๐ท Alcohol9 ๐ท Alcohol+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ท Hangover10 ๐ท Hangover+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Aspirin11 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke12 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฏ๏ธ Incense13 ๐ฏ๏ธ Incense+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ Prayer14 ๐ Aspirin+ ๐ Prayer= ๐ Hope15 ๐ฅ Crash+ ๐ Hope= ๐ Despair16 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake17 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava18 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone19 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil20 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur21 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust22 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm23 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree24 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood25 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal26 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus27 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym28 ๐ Despair+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ HopelessnessCrafting tree 1 Fire + Water โ Steam 2 Fire + Steam โ Engine 3 Earth + Water โ Plant 4 Engine + Plant โ Car 5 Car + Fire โ Crash 6 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 7 Dandelion + Water โ Wine 8 Fire + Wine โ Alcohol 9 Alcohol + Wind โ Hangover 10 Hangover + Plant โ Aspirin 11 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 12 Plant + Smoke โ Incense 13 Incense + Smoke โ Prayer 14 Aspirin + Prayer โ Hope 15 Crash + Hope โ Despair 16 Water + Water โ Lake 17 Earth + Fire โ Lava 18 Lava + Water โ Stone 19 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 20 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 21 Earth + Wind โ Dust 22 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 23 Earth + Plant โ Tree 24 Dust + Tree โ Wood 25 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 26 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 27 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 28 Despair + Synonym โ Hopelessness
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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.
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