What is the fastest way to get Nihilism in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 19-step path ending in Chaos + Existentialism. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Nihilism in Infinite Craft

Nihilism is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chaos plus Existentialism. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChaosExistentialismNihilism

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 287 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

1WindWindTornado
2TornadoWaterTsunami
3TornadoTsunamiDestruction
4DestructionFireExplosion
5DestructionExplosionChaos
6WaterWaterLake
7EarthWindDust
8EarthWaterPlant
9LakePlantLily
10DustLilyAngel
11FireWaterSteam
12FireSteamEngine
13EnginePlantCar
14AngelCarTaxi
15FireTaxiUber
16UberWindUbermensch
17LakeUbermenschNietzsche
18ChaosNietzscheExistentialism
19ChaosExistentialismNihilism

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Nihilism

7 combinations are known to produce Nihilism. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Nihilism
First	Second	Result
Empty	Philosophy	Nihilism
Ideology	Not	Nihilism
Incense	Nihilego	Nihilism
Destroy	Yogacar	Nihilism
Chaos	Existentialism	Nihilism
Change	Nihilego	Nihilism
Existentialism	Nietzsche	Nihilism

What you can make with Nihilism

NihilismNot Ism
NihilismPlural Nihilisms
NihilismCha Nietzsche
NihilismAge Elderly
NihilismNietzsche Nietzscheism
NihilismFuture Tense Futility
NihilismInitials INRI
NihilismDirty Surfadragon Dirty Nihilism

Nihilism at a glance

Steps to craft: 19; Long
Crafting depth: 28; longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes: 7; ways to make it
Used in: 8; other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nihilism in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chaos with Existentialism. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nihilism?

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

Is Nihilism hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nihilism?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Nihilism, and the shortest route is shown above.