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How to Make Never-was in Infinite Craft

Never-was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Has-been. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymHas-beenNever-was

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 582 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22PlantSmokeIncense
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24IncenseMountainBuddha
  25. 25MountainMountainMountain Range
  26. 26BuddhaMountain RangeTibet
  27. 27LakeTibetLhasa
  28. 28WindWindTornado
  29. 29TornadoWaterTsunami
  30. 30EarthTsunamiIsland
  31. 31EarthIslandContinent
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33SteamWaveSurf
  34. 34ContinentSurfAustralia
  35. 35MountainWindAvalanche
  36. 36AvalancheWindSnow
  37. 37AustraliaSnowNo
  38. 38LakeWaterOcean
  39. 39NoOceanNot
  40. 40LhasaNotHas
  41. 41IncenseSwampMosquito
  42. 42HasMosquitoHas-been
  43. 43AntonymHas-beenNever-was
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→ Antonym21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Plant + Smoke→ Incense23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Incense + Mountain→ Buddha25Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range26Buddha + Mountain Range→ Tibet27Lake + Tibet→ Lhasa28Wind + Wind→ Tornado29Tornado + Water→ Tsunami30Earth + Tsunami→ Island31Earth + Island→ Continent32Water + Wind→ Wave33Steam + Wave→ Surf34Continent + Surf→ Australia35Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche36Avalanche + Wind→ Snow37Australia + Snow→ No38Lake + Water→ Ocean39No + Ocean→ Not40Lhasa + Not→ Has41Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito42Has + Mosquito→ Has-been43Antonym + Has-been→ Never-was

Other ways to make Never-was

2 combinations are known to produce Never-was. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Never-was
FirstSecondResult
AntonymHas-beenNever-was
AntonymHas-BeenNever-was

Never-was at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Never-was, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Never-was in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Has-been. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Never-was?

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

Is Never-was hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Never-was?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Never-was, 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.