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How to Make Lousy Idea in Infinite Craft

Lousy Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Less plus Muddy Idea. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LessMuddy IdeaLousy Idea

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DandelionDustWish
  8. 8TreeWishMoney
  9. 9HurricaneMoneyProfit
  10. 10FireProfitLoss
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14PlanetSteamSteampunk
  15. 15SteampunkWindAirship
  16. 16AirshipWindZeppelin
  17. 17SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta RosΓ©
  20. 20EarthWhole Lotta RosΓ©Me
  21. 21LossMeLess
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25SteamWindCloud
  26. 26CloudFireLightning
  27. 27GlassLightningLight Bulb
  28. 28FireLight BulbIdea
  29. 29EarthSteamMud
  30. 30MudWineMuddy Wine
  31. 31IdeaMuddy WineMuddy Idea
  32. 32LessMuddy IdeaLousy Idea
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dandelion + Dust→ Wish8Tree + Wish→ Money9Hurricane + Money→ Profit10Fire + Profit→ Loss11Fire + Wind→ Smoke12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Fire + Water→ Steam14Planet + Steam→ Steampunk15Steampunk + Wind→ Airship16Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin17Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé20Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me21Loss + Me→ Less22Water + Wind→ Wave23Earth + Wave→ Sand24Fire + Sand→ Glass25Steam + Wind→ Cloud26Cloud + Fire→ Lightning27Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb28Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea29Earth + Steam→ Mud30Mud + Wine→ Muddy Wine31Idea + Muddy Wine→ Muddy Idea32Less + Muddy Idea→ Lousy Idea

Lousy Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lousy Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Less with Muddy Idea. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lousy Idea?

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

Is Lousy Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lousy Idea?

Only one known combination produces Lousy Idea.

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