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How to Make Incompetent in Infinite Craft

Incompetent is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is In plus Professional. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InProfessionalIncompetent

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 662 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7PlantStoneFossil
  8. 8FossilWaterOil
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10OilSwampTar
  11. 11TarWaterPitch
  12. 12EarthPitchBaseball
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17CarMudRally
  18. 18PlantRallyProtest
  19. 19EngineProtestStrike
  20. 20BaseballStrikeOut
  21. 21BeachOutIn
  22. 22FireSandGlass
  23. 23FireGlassLens
  24. 24LensPlantCamera
  25. 25GlassSteamMirror
  26. 26FireFireVolcano
  27. 27MirrorVolcanoEcho
  28. 28CarEchoReverse
  29. 29CameraReverseAmateur
  30. 30AmateurAmateurProfessional
  31. 31InProfessionalIncompetent
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Water→ Plant5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Plant + Stone→ Fossil8Fossil + Water→ Oil9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Oil + Swamp→ Tar11Tar + Water→ Pitch12Earth + Pitch→ Baseball13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Car + Mud→ Rally18Plant + Rally→ Protest19Engine + Protest→ Strike20Baseball + Strike→ Out21Beach + Out→ In22Fire + Sand→ Glass23Fire + Glass→ Lens24Lens + Plant→ Camera25Glass + Steam→ Mirror26Fire + Fire→ Volcano27Mirror + Volcano→ Echo28Car + Echo→ Reverse29Camera + Reverse→ Amateur30Amateur + Amateur→ Professional31In + Professional→ Incompetent

Other ways to make Incompetent

2 combinations are known to produce Incompetent. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Incompetent
FirstSecondResult
InProfessionalIncompetent
INProfessionalIncompetent

What you can make with Incompetent

Incompetent at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Incompetent in Infinite Craft?

Combine In with Professional. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Incompetent?

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

Is Incompetent hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Incompetent?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Incompetent, 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.