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How to Make Retrogression in Infinite Craft

Retrogression is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Development. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymDevelopmentRetrogression

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  23. 23Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25LakeMountainFjord
  26. 26DustFjordTroll
  27. 27SeedsTrollGrowth
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29FireWineAlcohol
  30. 30AlcoholWindHangover
  31. 31HangoverStoneHeadache
  32. 32FireWindSmoke
  33. 33PlantSmokeIncense
  34. 34HeadacheIncenseRelief
  35. 35GrowthReliefDevelopment
  36. 36AntonymDevelopmentRetrogression
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch23Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Lake + Mountain→ Fjord26Dust + Fjord→ Troll27Seeds + Troll→ Growth28Dandelion + Water→ Wine29Fire + Wine→ Alcohol30Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover31Hangover + Stone→ Headache32Fire + Wind→ Smoke33Plant + Smoke→ Incense34Headache + Incense→ Relief35Growth + Relief→ Development36Antonym + Development→ Retrogression

Retrogression at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Retrogression in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Development. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Retrogression?

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

Is Retrogression hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Retrogression?

Only one known combination produces Retrogression.

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