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How to Make Ineffective in Infinite Craft

Ineffective is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Effective plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EffectiveNotIneffective

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 622 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6FireWindSmoke
  7. 7SmokeWaterFog
  8. 8DustFogSmog
  9. 9Palm TreeSmogLung Cancer
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12SmokeWineSmoker
  13. 13SmokeSmokerSmoking
  14. 14Lung CancerSmokingCause
  15. 15CauseFireEffect
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18SandWaterBeach
  19. 19EarthFireLava
  20. 20LavaWaterStone
  21. 21PlantStoneFossil
  22. 22FossilWaterOil
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24OilSwampTar
  25. 25TarWaterPitch
  26. 26EarthPitchBaseball
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30EarthSteamMud
  31. 31CarMudRally
  32. 32PlantRallyProtest
  33. 33EngineProtestStrike
  34. 34BaseballStrikeOut
  35. 35BeachOutIn
  36. 36EffectInEffective
  37. 37TornadoWaterTsunami
  38. 38EarthTsunamiIsland
  39. 39EarthIslandContinent
  40. 40SteamWaveSurf
  41. 41ContinentSurfAustralia
  42. 42EarthEarthMountain
  43. 43MountainWindAvalanche
  44. 44AvalancheWindSnow
  45. 45AustraliaSnowNo
  46. 46WaterWaterLake
  47. 47LakeWaterOcean
  48. 48NoOceanNot
  49. 49EffectiveNotIneffective
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Hurricane + Plant→ Palm Tree5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Fire + Wind→ Smoke7Smoke + Water→ Fog8Dust + Fog→ Smog9Palm Tree + Smog→ Lung Cancer10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Water→ Wine12Smoke + Wine→ Smoker13Smoke + Smoker→ Smoking14Lung Cancer + Smoking→ Cause15Cause + Fire→ Effect16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Sand + Water→ Beach19Earth + Fire→ Lava20Lava + Water→ Stone21Plant + Stone→ Fossil22Fossil + Water→ Oil23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Oil + Swamp→ Tar25Tar + Water→ Pitch26Earth + Pitch→ Baseball27Fire + Water→ Steam28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Engine + Plant→ Car30Earth + Steam→ Mud31Car + Mud→ Rally32Plant + Rally→ Protest33Engine + Protest→ Strike34Baseball + Strike→ Out35Beach + Out→ In36Effect + In→ Effective37Tornado + Water→ Tsunami38Earth + Tsunami→ Island39Earth + Island→ Continent40Steam + Wave→ Surf41Continent + Surf→ Australia42Earth + Earth→ Mountain43Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche44Avalanche + Wind→ Snow45Australia + Snow→ No46Water + Water→ Lake47Lake + Water→ Ocean48No + Ocean→ Not49Effective + Not→ Ineffective

Other ways to make Ineffective

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

Alternative combinations that produce Ineffective
FirstSecondResult
EffectiveNotIneffective
AntonymEffectiveIneffective

Ineffective at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ineffective in Infinite Craft?

Combine Effective with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ineffective?

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

Is Ineffective hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ineffective?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Ineffective, 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.