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How to Make Lacking in Infinite Craft

Lacking is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Kill. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramKillLacking

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 41

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionPlantWeed
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18LakeWaterOcean
  19. 19OceanWaterFish
  20. 20EarthFishWhale
  21. 21WeedWhaleKiller
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  24. 24IncenseWaterPerfume
  25. 25Mountain DewPerfumeMountain Don’t
  26. 26KillerMountain Don’tKill
  27. 27AnagramKillLacking
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterβ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantβ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterβ†’ River4River + Treeβ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantβ†’ Book6Earth + Riverβ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaβ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireβ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windβ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeβ†’ Incense11Water + Windβ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveβ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandβ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeβ†’ Anagram15Plant + Windβ†’ Dandelion16Dandelion + Plantβ†’ Weed17Water + Waterβ†’ Lake18Lake + Waterβ†’ Ocean19Ocean + Waterβ†’ Fish20Earth + Fishβ†’ Whale21Weed + Whaleβ†’ Killer22Earth + Earthβ†’ Mountain23Dandelion + Mountainβ†’ Mountain Dew24Incense + Waterβ†’ Perfume25Mountain Dew + Perfumeβ†’ Mountain Don’t26Killer + Mountain Don’tβ†’ Kill27Anagram + Killβ†’ Lacking

What you can make with Lacking

Lacking at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lacking in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Kill. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lacking?

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

Is Lacking hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lacking?

Only one known combination produces Lacking.

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