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How to Make Pessimistic in Infinite Craft

Pessimistic is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus Optimistic. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeOptimisticPessimistic

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 475 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18DandelionEarthFlower
  19. 19FlowerMoonNight
  20. 20MoonNightDark
  21. 21FireGlassLens
  22. 22LensPlantCamera
  23. 23CameraPlantPhotograph
  24. 24DarkPhotographNegative
  25. 25GlassNegativePositive
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27SandstormWaterOasis
  28. 28OasisPlantDate
  29. 29WaterWaterLake
  30. 30LakeWaterOcean
  31. 31AshOceanSalt
  32. 32DateSaltTogether
  33. 33PositiveTogetherOptimistic
  34. 34OppositeOptimisticPessimistic
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite13Water + Windโ†’ Wave14Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand15Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass16Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet17Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon18Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower19Flower + Moonโ†’ Night20Moon + Nightโ†’ Dark21Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens22Lens + Plantโ†’ Camera23Camera + Plantโ†’ Photograph24Dark + Photographโ†’ Negative25Glass + Negativeโ†’ Positive26Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm27Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis28Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date29Water + Waterโ†’ Lake30Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean31Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt32Date + Saltโ†’ Together33Positive + Togetherโ†’ Optimistic34Opposite + Optimisticโ†’ Pessimistic

Other ways to make Pessimistic

5 combinations are known to produce Pessimistic. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pessimistic
FirstSecondResult
OppositeOptimisticPessimistic
NotOptimisticPessimistic
LessOptimisticPessimistic
AntonymOptimisticPessimistic
MoreOptimisticPessimistic

Pessimistic at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pessimistic in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with Optimistic. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pessimistic?

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

Is Pessimistic hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pessimistic?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Pessimistic, 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.