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How to Make Stale Mate in Infinite Craft

Stale Mate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Air Traffic Controller plus Dead Fish. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Air Traffic ControllerDead FishStale Mate

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 242 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5Dandelion PatchSteamHot Air Balloon
  6. 6PlantSteamTea
  7. 7EarthTeaTeapot
  8. 8TeapotWindKettle
  9. 9KettleSteamWhistle
  10. 10Hot Air BalloonWhistleAir Traffic Controller
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16DustFogSmog
  17. 17FireSmogPollution
  18. 18OceanPollutionDead Fish
  19. 19Air Traffic ControllerDead FishStale Mate
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch4Fire + Water→ Steam5Dandelion Patch + Steam→ Hot Air Balloon6Plant + Steam→ Tea7Earth + Tea→ Teapot8Teapot + Wind→ Kettle9Kettle + Steam→ Whistle10Hot Air Balloon + Whistle→ Air Traffic Controller11Water + Water→ Lake12Lake + Water→ Ocean13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Smoke + Water→ Fog16Dust + Fog→ Smog17Fire + Smog→ Pollution18Ocean + Pollution→ Dead Fish19Air Traffic Controller + Dead Fish→ Stale Mate

Other ways to make Stale Mate

2 combinations are known to produce Stale Mate. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Stale Mate
FirstSecondResult
Air Traffic ControllerDead FishStale Mate
AntonymFresh OffStale Mate

Stale Mate at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

Similar effort to Stale Mate, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Stale Mate in Infinite Craft?

Combine Air Traffic Controller with Dead Fish. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Stale Mate?

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

Is Stale Mate hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Stale Mate?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Stale Mate, 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.