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How to Make Inept in Infinite Craft

Inept is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 67 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ineffectiveness plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IneffectivenessInitialsInept

Marathon67 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1242 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 67 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. 21DustPlantPollen
  22. 22PollenWindAllergy
  23. 23AllergyPlantHay Fever
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25Hay FeverMountainHeidi
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27EarthPlanetMoon
  28. 28MoonWindWerewolf
  29. 29EarthWerewolfWolf
  30. 30EarthWolfDog
  31. 31DogFireHot Dog
  32. 32FireHot DogSausage
  33. 33HeidiSausageGerman
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36FireSandGlass
  37. 37GlassSandHourglass
  38. 38SandWaterBeach
  39. 39BeachSteamSauna
  40. 40SaunaWaterSweat
  41. 41HourglassSweatWork
  42. 42GermanWorkEfficiency
  43. 43EfficiencySynonymEffectiveness
  44. 44AntonymEffectivenessIneffectiveness
  45. 45TreeWaterRiver
  46. 46RiverTreePaper
  47. 47PaperPlantBook
  48. 48EarthRiverDelta
  49. 49BookDeltaAlphabet
  50. 50LakeMountainFjord
  51. 51DustFjordTroll
  52. 52MountainTrollDwarf
  53. 53PollenWaterHoney
  54. 54HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  55. 55DwarfHoneymoonShort
  56. 56AlphabetShortAcronym
  57. 57FireSteamEngine
  58. 58EnginePlantCar
  59. 59CarDustRust
  60. 60FireRustIron
  61. 61EarthIronMetal
  62. 62AllergyMetalNickel
  63. 63FireWindSmoke
  64. 64NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  65. 65NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  66. 66AcronymNicknameInitials
  67. 67IneffectivenessInitialsInept
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstormโ†’ Quicksand7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Quicksand + Steamโ†’ Slow9Fire + Slowโ†’ Stop10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil14Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood17Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym20Stop + Synonymโ†’ Antonym21Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen22Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy23Allergy + Plantโ†’ Hay Fever24Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain25Hay Fever + Mountainโ†’ Heidi26Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet27Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon28Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf29Earth + Werewolfโ†’ Wolf30Earth + Wolfโ†’ Dog31Dog + Fireโ†’ Hot Dog32Fire + Hot Dogโ†’ Sausage33Heidi + Sausageโ†’ German34Water + Windโ†’ Wave35Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand36Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass37Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass38Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach39Beach + Steamโ†’ Sauna40Sauna + Waterโ†’ Sweat41Hourglass + Sweatโ†’ Work42German + Workโ†’ Efficiency43Efficiency + Synonymโ†’ Effectiveness44Antonym + Effectivenessโ†’ Ineffectiveness45Tree + Waterโ†’ River46River + Treeโ†’ Paper47Paper + Plantโ†’ Book48Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta49Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet50Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord51Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll52Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf53Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey54Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon55Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short56Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym57Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine58Engine + Plantโ†’ Car59Car + Dustโ†’ Rust60Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron61Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal62Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel63Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke64Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon65Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname66Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials67Ineffectiveness + Initialsโ†’ Inept

Other ways to make Inept

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

Alternative combinations that produce Inept
FirstSecondResult
IneffectivenessInitialsInept
INITIALSIneffectivenessInept

Inept at a glance

Steps to craft
67
Marathon
Crafting depth
124
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 67 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inept in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ineffectiveness with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 67 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inept?

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

Is Inept hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 67 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inept?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Inept, 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.