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How to Make Purple Ink in Infinite Craft

Purple Ink is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Blue Ink plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Blue InkOppositePurple Ink

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 36

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWaterRiver
  5. 5MountainRiverCanyon
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9EarthFishWhale
  10. 10CanyonWhaleBlue Whale
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12Blue WhaleDustBlue Dust
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14SteamWindCloud
  15. 15CloudFireLightning
  16. 16LightningOceanSquid
  17. 17SquidWaterInk
  18. 18Blue DustInkBlue Ink
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21WindWineBalloon
  22. 22BalloonDustDust Bunny
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DustFireAsh
  26. 26AshFirePhoenix
  27. 27DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  28. 28Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  29. 29Blue InkOppositePurple Ink
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree4Tree + Waterโ†’ River5Mountain + Riverโ†’ Canyon6Water + Waterโ†’ Lake7Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean8Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish9Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale10Canyon + Whaleโ†’ Blue Whale11Earth + Windโ†’ Dust12Blue Whale + Dustโ†’ Blue Dust13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud15Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning16Lightning + Oceanโ†’ Squid17Squid + Waterโ†’ Ink18Blue Dust + Inkโ†’ Blue Ink19Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion20Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine21Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon22Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny23Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp24Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon25Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash26Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix27Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang28Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite29Blue Ink + Oppositeโ†’ Purple Ink

Purple Ink at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Purple Ink in Infinite Craft?

Combine Blue Ink with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Purple Ink?

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

Is Purple Ink hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Purple Ink?

Only one known combination produces Purple Ink.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.