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How to Make Ink Whale in Infinite Craft

Ink Whale is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Inkiller plus Trolley Whale. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InkillerTrolley WhaleInk Whale

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 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. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionPlantWeed
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26OceanWaterFish
  27. 27EarthFishWhale
  28. 28WeedWhaleKiller
  29. 29InKillerInkiller
  30. 30EngineSteamTrain
  31. 31EarthWindDust
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33LakeMountainFjord
  34. 34DustFjordTroll
  35. 35TrainTrollTrolley
  36. 36PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  37. 37Venus FlytrapWhaleWhale Trap
  38. 38TrolleyWhale TrapTrolley Whale
  39. 39InkillerTrolley WhaleInk Whale
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→ In22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Plant→ Weed24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26Ocean + Water→ Fish27Earth + Fish→ Whale28Weed + Whale→ Killer29In + Killer→ Inkiller30Engine + Steam→ Train31Earth + Wind→ Dust32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Lake + Mountain→ Fjord34Dust + Fjord→ Troll35Train + Troll→ Trolley36Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap37Venus Flytrap + Whale→ Whale Trap38Trolley + Whale Trap→ Trolley Whale39Inkiller + Trolley Whale→ Ink Whale

Ink Whale at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ink Whale in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inkiller with Trolley Whale. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ink Whale?

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

Is Ink Whale hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ink Whale?

Only one known combination produces Ink Whale.

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