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How to Make Lousy Job in Infinite Craft

Lousy Job is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Boring Job plus Louse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Boring JobLouseLousy Job

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 56

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustPlantPollen
  17. 17PollenWaterHoney
  18. 18FireHoneyBee
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21LakeMountainFjord
  22. 22FjordMountainNorway
  23. 23BeeNorwayBjorn
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26BjornEngineBjorn Borg
  27. 27AnagramBjorn BorgBoring Job
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29EngineGlassWindshield
  30. 30DustWindshieldBug
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  33. 33Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  34. 34EarthSteamMud
  35. 35DuckMudDirty Duck
  36. 36BugDirty DuckLouse
  37. 37Boring JobLouseLousy Job
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Plant→ Pollen17Pollen + Water→ Honey18Fire + Honey→ Bee19Water + Water→ Lake20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Lake + Mountain→ Fjord22Fjord + Mountain→ Norway23Bee + Norway→ Bjorn24Fire + Water→ Steam25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Bjorn + Engine→ Bjorn Borg27Anagram + Bjorn Borg→ Boring Job28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Engine + Glass→ Windshield30Dust + Windshield→ Bug31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch33Dandelion Patch + Lake→ Duck34Earth + Steam→ Mud35Duck + Mud→ Dirty Duck36Bug + Dirty Duck→ Louse37Boring Job + Louse→ Lousy Job

What you can make with Lousy Job

Lousy Job at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lousy Job in Infinite Craft?

Combine Boring Job with Louse. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lousy Job?

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

Is Lousy Job hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lousy Job?

Only one known combination produces Lousy Job.

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