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How to Make Inefficient in Infinite Craft

Inefficient is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Efficient. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymEfficientInefficient

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 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. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22TornadoTornadoHurricane
  23. 23HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26DustFogSmog
  27. 27Palm TreeSmogLung Cancer
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionWaterWine
  30. 30SmokeWineSmoker
  31. 31SmokeSmokerSmoking
  32. 32Lung CancerSmokingCause
  33. 33CauseFireEffect
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36SandWaterBeach
  37. 37FossilWaterOil
  38. 38OilSwampTar
  39. 39TarWaterPitch
  40. 40EarthPitchBaseball
  41. 41FireSteamEngine
  42. 42EnginePlantCar
  43. 43EarthSteamMud
  44. 44CarMudRally
  45. 45PlantRallyProtest
  46. 46EngineProtestStrike
  47. 47BaseballStrikeOut
  48. 48BeachOutIn
  49. 49EffectInEffective
  50. 50WindWineBalloon
  51. 51BalloonDustDust Bunny
  52. 52FireSwampDragon
  53. 53DustFireAsh
  54. 54AshFirePhoenix
  55. 55DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  56. 56Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  57. 57EffectiveOppositeEfficient
  58. 58AntonymEfficientInefficient
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→ Antonym21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane23Hurricane + Plant→ Palm Tree24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Smoke + Water→ Fog26Dust + Fog→ Smog27Palm Tree + Smog→ Lung Cancer28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Water→ Wine30Smoke + Wine→ Smoker31Smoke + Smoker→ Smoking32Lung Cancer + Smoking→ Cause33Cause + Fire→ Effect34Water + Wind→ Wave35Earth + Wave→ Sand36Sand + Water→ Beach37Fossil + Water→ Oil38Oil + Swamp→ Tar39Tar + Water→ Pitch40Earth + Pitch→ Baseball41Fire + Steam→ Engine42Engine + Plant→ Car43Earth + Steam→ Mud44Car + Mud→ Rally45Plant + Rally→ Protest46Engine + Protest→ Strike47Baseball + Strike→ Out48Beach + Out→ In49Effect + In→ Effective50Wind + Wine→ Balloon51Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny52Fire + Swamp→ Dragon53Dust + Fire→ Ash54Ash + Fire→ Phoenix55Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang56Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite57Effective + Opposite→ Efficient58Antonym + Efficient→ Inefficient

Inefficient at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 58 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inefficient in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Efficient. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inefficient?

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

Is Inefficient hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inefficient?

Only one known combination produces Inefficient.

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