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How to Make Pessimist in Infinite Craft

Pessimist is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mess plus Pelican. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MessPelicanPessimist

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 197 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WindWindTornado
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineSteamTrain
  6. 6TornadoTrainWreck
  7. 7DustWreckMess
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakeWaterOcean
  10. 10OceanWaterFish
  11. 11FishWindFlying Fish
  12. 12EarthFlying FishBird
  13. 13BirdFlying FishPelican
  14. 14MessPelicanPessimist
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Engine + Steamโ†’ Train6Tornado + Trainโ†’ Wreck7Dust + Wreckโ†’ Mess8Water + Waterโ†’ Lake9Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean10Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish11Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish12Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird13Bird + Flying Fishโ†’ Pelican14Mess + Pelicanโ†’ Pessimist

Other ways to make Pessimist

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

Alternative combinations that produce Pessimist
FirstSecondResult
LakeOptimistPessimist
MessPelicanPessimist
NegativeRuinPessimist
DespairRuinPessimist
NegativeNestPessimist
OppositeOptimistPessimist
AnticipateNegativePessimist

What you can make with Pessimist

Pessimist at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pessimist in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mess with Pelican. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pessimist?

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

Is Pessimist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pessimist?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Pessimist, 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.