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How to Make Mr. Useless in Infinite Craft

Mr. Useless is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mr. Handy plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mr. HandyOppositeMr. Useless

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 383 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7TelescopeWaveRadio
  8. 8PlantRadioRadioactive
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10RadioactiveSteamFallout
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustEarthPlanet
  14. 14DustWindSandstorm
  15. 15PlanetSandstormMars
  16. 16MarsPlantPotato
  17. 17EnginePotatoMr. Potato Head
  18. 18FalloutMr. Potato HeadMr. Handy
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21WindWineBalloon
  22. 22BalloonDustDust Bunny
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26AshFirePhoenix
  27. 27DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  28. 28Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  29. 29Mr. HandyOppositeMr. Useless
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Telescope + Wave→ Radio8Plant + Radio→ Radioactive9Fire + Water→ Steam10Radioactive + Steam→ Fallout11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Earth→ Planet14Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm15Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars16Mars + Plant→ Potato17Engine + Potato→ Mr. Potato Head18Fallout + Mr. Potato Head→ Mr. Handy19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Water→ Wine21Wind + Wine→ Balloon22Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Fire + Swamp→ Dragon25Dust + Fire→ Ash26Ash + Fire→ Phoenix27Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang28Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite29Mr. Handy + Opposite→ Mr. Useless

Other ways to make Mr. Useless

3 combinations are known to produce Mr. Useless. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Mr. Useless
FirstSecondResult
Mr. HandyOppositeMr. Useless
Mr. HandyNotMr. Useless
AntonymMr. HandyMr. Useless

Mr. Useless at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mr. Useless in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mr. Handy with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mr. Useless?

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

Is Mr. Useless hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mr. Useless?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Mr. Useless, 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.