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How to Make Oughtn’t in Infinite Craft

Oughtn’t is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ought plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OughtPast TenseOughtn’t

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 882 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6CarMudRally
  7. 7EarthRallyMarch
  8. 8EngineSteamTrain
  9. 9TrainWaterSubmarine
  10. 10SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12Captain NemoDustNemo
  13. 13NemoWindFinding Nemo
  14. 14EarthFinding NemoPixar
  15. 15PixarWindUp
  16. 16MarchUpForward
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19DustWineVinegar
  20. 20FireVinegarKetchup
  21. 21DandelionKetchupMustard
  22. 22SteamWindCloud
  23. 23CloudWaterRain
  24. 24DandelionRainWet
  25. 25MustardWetMust
  26. 26ForwardMustShould
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28EarthWaveSand
  29. 29FireSandGlass
  30. 30GlassSandHourglass
  31. 31FireHourglassTime
  32. 32ShouldTimeOught
  33. 33DustFireAsh
  34. 34AshTimeHistory
  35. 35GlassSteamMirror
  36. 36HistoryMirrorPast
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeWaterFog
  39. 39FogPlantMushroom
  40. 40EarthMushroomToadstool
  41. 41DandelionPlantWeed
  42. 42ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  43. 43DustWindSandstorm
  44. 44SandstormWaterOasis
  45. 45OasisPlantDate
  46. 46DateWaterDating
  47. 47DatingEarthMarriage
  48. 48EarthMarriageDivorce
  49. 49DandelionDustWish
  50. 50WaterWishGenie
  51. 51DivorceGenieSingle
  52. 52Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  53. 53PastTriplePast Tense
  54. 54OughtPast TenseOughtn’t
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Car + Mud→ Rally7Earth + Rally→ March8Engine + Steam→ Train9Train + Water→ Submarine10Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo13Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo14Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar15Pixar + Wind→ Up16March + Up→ Forward17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Dust + Wine→ Vinegar20Fire + Vinegar→ Ketchup21Dandelion + Ketchup→ Mustard22Steam + Wind→ Cloud23Cloud + Water→ Rain24Dandelion + Rain→ Wet25Mustard + Wet→ Must26Forward + Must→ Should27Water + Wind→ Wave28Earth + Wave→ Sand29Fire + Sand→ Glass30Glass + Sand→ Hourglass31Fire + Hourglass→ Time32Should + Time→ Ought33Dust + Fire→ Ash34Ash + Time→ History35Glass + Steam→ Mirror36History + Mirror→ Past37Fire + Wind→ Smoke38Smoke + Water→ Fog39Fog + Plant→ Mushroom40Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool41Dandelion + Plant→ Weed42Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom43Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm44Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis45Oasis + Plant→ Date46Date + Water→ Dating47Dating + Earth→ Marriage48Earth + Marriage→ Divorce49Dandelion + Dust→ Wish50Water + Wish→ Genie51Divorce + Genie→ Single52Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple53Past + Triple→ Past Tense54Ought + Past Tense→ Oughtn’t

Other ways to make Oughtn’t

2 combinations are known to produce Oughtn’t. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Oughtn’t
FirstSecondResult
OughtPast TenseOughtn’t
OppositeShould’veOughtn’t

Oughtn’t at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
88
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

Similar effort to Oughtn’t, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Oughtn’t in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ought with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Oughtn’t?

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

Is Oughtn’t hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Oughtn’t?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Oughtn’t, 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.