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How to Make Inks in Infinite Craft

Inks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ink plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InkPluralInks

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 323 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3CloudFireLightning
  4. 4WaterWaterLake
  5. 5LakeWaterOcean
  6. 6LightningOceanSquid
  7. 7SquidWaterInk
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9TornadoWaterTsunami
  10. 10EarthTsunamiIsland
  11. 11EarthIslandContinent
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13SteamWaveSurf
  14. 14ContinentSurfAustralia
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainWindAvalanche
  17. 17AvalancheWindSnow
  18. 18AustraliaSnowNo
  19. 19NoOceanNot
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22DustEngineVacuum
  23. 23FireVacuumBlack Hole
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25NotSingularityPlural
  26. 26InkPluralInks
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Cloud + Fire→ Lightning4Water + Water→ Lake5Lake + Water→ Ocean6Lightning + Ocean→ Squid7Squid + Water→ Ink8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Tornado + Water→ Tsunami10Earth + Tsunami→ Island11Earth + Island→ Continent12Water + Wind→ Wave13Steam + Wave→ Surf14Continent + Surf→ Australia15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche17Avalanche + Wind→ Snow18Australia + Snow→ No19No + Ocean→ Not20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Fire + Steam→ Engine22Dust + Engine→ Vacuum23Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Not + Singularity→ Plural26Ink + Plural→ Inks

Other ways to make Inks

3 combinations are known to produce Inks. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Inks
FirstSecondResult
InkPluralInks
IksNew AcronymsInks
IKSNew AcronymsInks

Inks at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ink with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inks?

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

Is Inks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inks?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Inks, 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.