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How to Make Sour 169 in Infinite Craft

Sour 169 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus Sweet 169. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeSweet 169Sour 169

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 722 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16CarWineDriving
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20Mountain DewTractorMountain Tractor
  21. 21DrivingMountain Tractor4×4
  22. 224×4Fire16
  23. 23DustEarthPlanet
  24. 24FirePlanetSun
  25. 25FireSunSolar
  26. 26PlantSolarOxygen
  27. 2716OxygenSweet 16
  28. 28PlanetSunSolar System
  29. 29PlantSteamTea
  30. 30EarthPlantTree
  31. 31DustTreeWood
  32. 32TeaWoodTable
  33. 33Solar SystemTablePeriodic Table
  34. 34TreeWaterRiver
  35. 35RiverTreePaper
  36. 36EarthPaperMap
  37. 37MapWaterTreasure
  38. 38MapTreasureX
  39. 39WindXY
  40. 40Periodic TableYYttrium
  41. 41EarthYttriumYtterbium
  42. 42Sweet 16YtterbiumSweet 169
  43. 43OppositeSweet 169Sour 169
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Car + Wine→ Driving17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Mountain Dew + Tractor→ Mountain Tractor21Driving + Mountain Tractor→ 4×4224×4 + Fire→ 1623Dust + Earth→ Planet24Fire + Planet→ Sun25Fire + Sun→ Solar26Plant + Solar→ Oxygen2716 + Oxygen→ Sweet 1628Planet + Sun→ Solar System29Plant + Steam→ Tea30Earth + Plant→ Tree31Dust + Tree→ Wood32Tea + Wood→ Table33Solar System + Table→ Periodic Table34Tree + Water→ River35River + Tree→ Paper36Earth + Paper→ Map37Map + Water→ Treasure38Map + Treasure→ X39Wind + X→ Y40Periodic Table + Y→ Yttrium41Earth + Yttrium→ Ytterbium42Sweet 16 + Ytterbium→ Sweet 16943Opposite + Sweet 169→ Sour 169

Other ways to make Sour 169

2 combinations are known to produce Sour 169. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sour 169
FirstSecondResult
OppositeSweet 169Sour 169
NotSweet 169Sour 169

Sour 169 at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Sour 169, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sour 169 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with Sweet 169. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sour 169?

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

Is Sour 169 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Sour 169?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Sour 169, 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.