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How to Make The Big Black in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AntonymThe Big TanThe Big Black

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 49

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. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24FireGlassLens
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26FirePlanetSun
  27. 27LensSunSunburn
  28. 28SunburnWaterTan
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30SurfWindSurfing
  31. 31PlanetSunSolar System
  32. 32DustSolar SystemUniverse
  33. 33SurfingUniverseSurfing the Universe
  34. 34FireSurfing the UniverseThe Big Bang
  35. 35TanThe Big BangThe Big Tan
  36. 36AntonymThe Big TanThe Big Black
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→ Antonym21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Fire + Glass→ Lens25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Fire + Planet→ Sun27Lens + Sun→ Sunburn28Sunburn + Water→ Tan29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Surf + Wind→ Surfing31Planet + Sun→ Solar System32Dust + Solar System→ Universe33Surfing + Universe→ Surfing the Universe34Fire + Surfing the Universe→ The Big Bang35Tan + The Big Bang→ The Big Tan36Antonym + The Big Tan→ The Big Black

The Big Black at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Big Black in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make The Big Black?

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

Is The Big Black 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 The Big Black?

Only one known combination produces The Big Black.

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