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How to Make Inefficiency in Infinite Craft

Inefficiency is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Efficiency plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EfficiencyOppositeInefficiency

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 45

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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
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→ Inefficiency

What you can make with Inefficiency

Inefficiency at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inefficiency in Infinite Craft?

Combine Efficiency with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inefficiency?

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

Is Inefficiency hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inefficiency?

Only one known combination produces Inefficiency.

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