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How to Make Impasse in Infinite Craft

Impasse is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Impa. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymImpaImpasse

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 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. 23SandWaterBeach
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25EarthGlassBottle
  26. 26BeachBottleMessage
  27. 27EarthMessageLetter
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30SunWindSunflower
  31. 31LetterSunflowerA
  32. 32FireSwampDragon
  33. 33DragonDustDragonfly
  34. 34DragonflyEarthAnt
  35. 35AntWindAntelope
  36. 36TreeWindLeaf
  37. 37LeafSwampLily Pad
  38. 38AntelopeLily PadImpala
  39. 39AImpalaAmpala
  40. 40AmpalaImpalaImpalampala
  41. 41EarthSteamMud
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43OceanWaterFish
  44. 44DustFishStarfish
  45. 45MudStarfishMudfish
  46. 46FireSteamEngine
  47. 47EngineWindWindmill
  48. 48MudfishWindmillWindfish
  49. 49EarthWindfishLink
  50. 50EarthLinkZelda
  51. 51ImpalampalaZeldaImpa
  52. 52AntonymImpaImpasse
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→ Sand23Sand + Water→ Beach24Fire + Sand→ Glass25Earth + Glass→ Bottle26Beach + Bottle→ Message27Earth + Message→ Letter28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Fire + Planet→ Sun30Sun + Wind→ Sunflower31Letter + Sunflower→ A32Fire + Swamp→ Dragon33Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly34Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant35Ant + Wind→ Antelope36Tree + Wind→ Leaf37Leaf + Swamp→ Lily Pad38Antelope + Lily Pad→ Impala39A + Impala→ Ampala40Ampala + Impala→ Impalampala41Earth + Steam→ Mud42Lake + Water→ Ocean43Ocean + Water→ Fish44Dust + Fish→ Starfish45Mud + Starfish→ Mudfish46Fire + Steam→ Engine47Engine + Wind→ Windmill48Mudfish + Windmill→ Windfish49Earth + Windfish→ Link50Earth + Link→ Zelda51Impalampala + Zelda→ Impa52Antonym + Impa→ Impasse

Impasse at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Impasse in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Impa. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Impasse?

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

Is Impasse hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Impasse?

Only one known combination produces Impasse.

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