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How to Make Instant Fail in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AntonymInstamailInstant Fail

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24FireGlassLens
  25. 25LensPlantCamera
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28PlantWineVine
  29. 29CameraVineInstagram
  30. 30SandWaterBeach
  31. 31EarthGlassBottle
  32. 32BeachBottleMessage
  33. 33EarthMessageLetter
  34. 34EarthLetterMail
  35. 35InstagramMailInstamail
  36. 36AntonymInstamailInstant Fail
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→ Antonym21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Fire + Glass→ Lens25Lens + Plant→ Camera26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Plant + Wine→ Vine29Camera + Vine→ Instagram30Sand + Water→ Beach31Earth + Glass→ Bottle32Beach + Bottle→ Message33Earth + Message→ Letter34Earth + Letter→ Mail35Instagram + Mail→ Instamail36Antonym + Instamail→ Instant Fail

Instant Fail at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Instant Fail, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Instant Fail in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Instamail. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Instant Fail?

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

Is Instant Fail 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 Instant Fail?

Only one known combination produces Instant Fail.

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