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How to Make The Black It Is in Infinite Craft

The Black It Is is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Black It. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe Black ItThe Black It Is

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 129

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28LavaStoneObsidian
  29. 29TornadoWaterTsunami
  30. 30SteamTsunamiTitanic
  31. 31ObsidianTitanicBlack
  32. 32FireWindSmoke
  33. 33PlantSmokeIncense
  34. 34PlantWaterSwamp
  35. 35IncenseSwampMosquito
  36. 36EarthEarthMountain
  37. 37PlantWindDandelion
  38. 38DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  39. 39Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  40. 40FireSeedsPopcorn
  41. 41MountainPopcornMovie
  42. 42MosquitoMovieIt
  43. 43AshFirePhoenix
  44. 44AshPhoenixRebirth
  45. 45RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  46. 46PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  47. 47FireSunSolar
  48. 48PlantSolarOxygen
  49. 49OxygenWaterHydrogen
  50. 50DandelionHydrogenHelium
  51. 51EnginePlantCar
  52. 52DandelionEarthFlower
  53. 53CarFlowerCarnation
  54. 54CarnationTeaT
  55. 55HeliumTThe
  56. 56RepeatTheThe The
  57. 57SmokeWaterFog
  58. 58DustWindSandstorm
  59. 59SandstormStoneSphinx
  60. 60FogSphinxRiddle
  61. 61DandelionWaterWine
  62. 62SteamWineStew
  63. 63EarthPlantTree
  64. 64StewTreeStewpid
  65. 65RiddleStewpidYou
  66. 66The TheYouThe You
  67. 67ItThe YouThe It
  68. 68BlackThe ItThe Black It
  69. 69Present TenseThe Black ItThe Black It Is
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Lava + Stone→ Obsidian29Tornado + Water→ Tsunami30Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic31Obsidian + Titanic→ Black32Fire + Wind→ Smoke33Plant + Smoke→ Incense34Plant + Water→ Swamp35Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito36Earth + Earth→ Mountain37Plant + Wind→ Dandelion38Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch39Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds40Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn41Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie42Mosquito + Movie→ It43Ash + Fire→ Phoenix44Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth45Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea46Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat47Fire + Sun→ Solar48Plant + Solar→ Oxygen49Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen50Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium51Engine + Plant→ Car52Dandelion + Earth→ Flower53Car + Flower→ Carnation54Carnation + Tea→ T55Helium + T→ The56Repeat + The→ The The57Smoke + Water→ Fog58Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm59Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx60Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle61Dandelion + Water→ Wine62Steam + Wine→ Stew63Earth + Plant→ Tree64Stew + Tree→ Stewpid65Riddle + Stewpid→ You66The The + You→ The You67It + The You→ The It68Black + The It→ The Black It69Present Tense + The Black It→ The Black It Is

The Black It Is at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
129
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Black It Is in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Black It. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Black It Is?

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

Is The Black It Is hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Black It Is?

Only one known combination produces The Black It Is.

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