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How to Make Incompetence in Infinite Craft

Incompetence is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Inefficiency plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InefficiencyLettersIncompetence

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 63

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWindAllergy
  5. 5AllergyPlantHay Fever
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7Hay FeverMountainHeidi
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9EarthPlanetMoon
  10. 10MoonWindWerewolf
  11. 11EarthWerewolfWolf
  12. 12EarthWolfDog
  13. 13DogFireHot Dog
  14. 14FireHot DogSausage
  15. 15HeidiSausageGerman
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20SandWaterBeach
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22BeachSteamSauna
  23. 23SaunaWaterSweat
  24. 24HourglassSweatWork
  25. 25GermanWorkEfficiency
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28WindWineBalloon
  29. 29BalloonDustDust Bunny
  30. 30PlantWaterSwamp
  31. 31FireSwampDragon
  32. 32DustFireAsh
  33. 33AshFirePhoenix
  34. 34DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  35. 35Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  36. 36EfficiencyOppositeInefficiency
  37. 37EarthPlantTree
  38. 38TreeWaterRiver
  39. 39RiverTreePaper
  40. 40PaperPlantBook
  41. 41EarthRiverDelta
  42. 42BookDeltaAlphabet
  43. 43FireFireVolcano
  44. 44DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  45. 45AlphabetFireworksLetters
  46. 46InefficiencyLettersIncompetence
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Wind→ Allergy5Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever6Earth + Earth→ Mountain7Hay Fever + Mountain→ Heidi8Dust + Earth→ Planet9Earth + Planet→ Moon10Moon + Wind→ Werewolf11Earth + Werewolf→ Wolf12Earth + Wolf→ Dog13Dog + Fire→ Hot Dog14Fire + Hot Dog→ Sausage15Heidi + Sausage→ German16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Sand + Water→ Beach21Fire + Water→ Steam22Beach + Steam→ Sauna23Sauna + Water→ Sweat24Hourglass + Sweat→ Work25German + Work→ Efficiency26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Wind + Wine→ Balloon29Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny30Plant + Water→ Swamp31Fire + Swamp→ Dragon32Dust + Fire→ Ash33Ash + Fire→ Phoenix34Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang35Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite36Efficiency + Opposite→ Inefficiency37Earth + Plant→ Tree38Tree + Water→ River39River + Tree→ Paper40Paper + Plant→ Book41Earth + River→ Delta42Book + Delta→ Alphabet43Fire + Fire→ Volcano44Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks45Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters46Inefficiency + Letters→ Incompetence

Incompetence at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Incompetence in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inefficiency with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Incompetence?

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

Is Incompetence hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Incompetence?

Only one known combination produces Incompetence.

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