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How to Make Squid Ink in Infinite Craft

Squid Ink sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Matcha plus Squid.

The final combination

MatchaSquidSquid Ink

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1415 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5PlantSteamTea
  6. 6AshTeaMatcha
  7. 7SteamWindCloud
  8. 8CloudFireLightning
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10LakeWaterOcean
  11. 11LightningOceanSquid
  12. 12MatchaSquidSquid Ink
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Fire + Water→ Steam5Plant + Steam→ Tea6Ash + Tea→ Matcha7Steam + Wind→ Cloud8Cloud + Fire→ Lightning9Water + Water→ Lake10Lake + Water→ Ocean11Lightning + Ocean→ Squid12Matcha + Squid→ Squid Ink

Other ways to make Squid Ink

15 combinations are known to produce Squid Ink. Here are 15 of them.

What you can make with Squid Ink

Squid Ink at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
14
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
15
ways to make it
Used in
24
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Squid Ink in Infinite Craft?

Combine Matcha with Squid. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Squid Ink?

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

Is Squid Ink hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Squid Ink?

Yes. 15 combinations are known to produce Squid Ink, and the shortest route is shown above.

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