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How to Make The Black Plague in Infinite Craft

The Black Plague is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Red Death. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe Red DeathThe Black Plague

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 342 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 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. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15LakeMountainFjord
  16. 16FireFireVolcano
  17. 17FjordVolcanoIceland
  18. 18DandelionDustWish
  19. 19IcelandWishIcecream
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  23. 23EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  24. 24IcecreamMountain Dew Code RedThe Red Death
  25. 25OppositeThe Red DeathThe Black Plague
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain15Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord16Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano17Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland18Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish19Iceland + Wishโ†’ Icecream20Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam21Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine22Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew23Engine + Mountain Dewโ†’ Mountain Dew Code Red24Icecream + Mountain Dew Code Redโ†’ The Red Death25Opposite + The Red Deathโ†’ The Black Plague

Other ways to make The Black Plague

2 combinations are known to produce The Black Plague. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Black Plague
FirstSecondResult
Hawaiian CoughYakub's Wet Dandelion PatchThe Black Plague
OppositeThe Red DeathThe Black Plague

The Black Plague at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

Similar effort to The Black Plague, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Black Plague in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Red Death. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

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

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

Is The Black Plague hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Black Plague, 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.