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How to Make The Dark Pencil in Infinite Craft

The Dark Pencil is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 98 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pencil Grigio plus The Dark Pastor. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Pencil GrigioThe Dark PastorThe Dark Pencil

Marathon98 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 186

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 98 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6AshPencilCrayon
  7. 7CrayonWaterColor
  8. 8AshColorGrey
  9. 9PlantWindDandelion
  10. 10DandelionWaterWine
  11. 11GreyWinePinot Grigio
  12. 12PencilPinot GrigioPencil Grigio
  13. 13PlantWaterSwamp
  14. 14DandelionSwampFrog
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineSteamTrain
  18. 18SwampTrainMonster
  19. 19FrogMonsterBeast
  20. 20FireWindSmoke
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22FirePlanetSun
  23. 23SunWindSunflower
  24. 24SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  25. 25FireSmoke SignalSOS
  26. 26BeastSOSBest
  27. 27EnginePlantCar
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29CarSandstormDune Buggy
  30. 30WaterWaterLake
  31. 31LakePlantLily
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34FireSandGlass
  35. 35GlassWindWindow
  36. 36LilyWindowMonocle
  37. 37Dune BuggyMonocleMr. Bean
  38. 38MonsterMr. BeanMr. Beast
  39. 39BestMr. BeastMr. Best
  40. 40TreeWaterRiver
  41. 41RiverTreePaper
  42. 42PaperPlantBook
  43. 43EarthRiverDelta
  44. 44BookDeltaAlphabet
  45. 45AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  46. 46PlantSmokeIncense
  47. 47IncenseSandSnake
  48. 48Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  49. 49SmokeWaterFog
  50. 50LilyWaterPond
  51. 51FirePondSoup
  52. 52FogSoupPea
  53. 53EarthPeaPeanut
  54. 54EarthEarthMountain
  55. 55MountainWindAvalanche
  56. 56AvalancheWindSnow
  57. 57EarthSnowSnowman
  58. 58PeanutSnowmanMr. Peanut
  59. 59AnagramMr. PeanutMr. Anagram
  60. 60GlassSandHourglass
  61. 61FireHourglassTime
  62. 62AshTimeHistory
  63. 63GlassSteamMirror
  64. 64HistoryMirrorPast
  65. 65Mr. AnagramPastMr. Pastor
  66. 66Mr. BestMr. PastorMr. Best Pastor
  67. 67WindWindTornado
  68. 68TornadoWaterTsunami
  69. 69EarthTsunamiIsland
  70. 70EarthIslandContinent
  71. 71SteamWaveSurf
  72. 72ContinentSurfAustralia
  73. 73AustraliaSnowNo
  74. 74LakeWaterOcean
  75. 75NoOceanNot
  76. 76WindWindowCurtain
  77. 77CurtainWindowBlind
  78. 78FireGlassLens
  79. 79LensWaterMicroscope
  80. 80BlindMicroscopeSee
  81. 81AshFirePhoenix
  82. 82AshPhoenixRebirth
  83. 83PlantSteamTea
  84. 84RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  85. 85PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  86. 86FireSunSolar
  87. 87PlantSolarOxygen
  88. 88OxygenWaterHydrogen
  89. 89DandelionHydrogenHelium
  90. 90DandelionEarthFlower
  91. 91CarFlowerCarnation
  92. 92CarnationTeaT
  93. 93HeliumTThe
  94. 94RepeatTheThe The
  95. 95SeeThe TheThe See
  96. 96NotThe SeeThe Dark
  97. 97Mr. Best PastorThe DarkThe Dark Pastor
  98. 98Pencil GrigioThe Dark PastorThe Dark Pencil
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Ash + Pencil→ Crayon7Crayon + Water→ Color8Ash + Color→ Grey9Plant + Wind→ Dandelion10Dandelion + Water→ Wine11Grey + Wine→ Pinot Grigio12Pencil + Pinot Grigio→ Pencil Grigio13Plant + Water→ Swamp14Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Steam→ Train18Swamp + Train→ Monster19Frog + Monster→ Beast20Fire + Wind→ Smoke21Dust + Earth→ Planet22Fire + Planet→ Sun23Sun + Wind→ Sunflower24Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal25Fire + Smoke Signal→ SOS26Beast + SOS→ Best27Engine + Plant→ Car28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Car + Sandstorm→ Dune Buggy30Water + Water→ Lake31Lake + Plant→ Lily32Water + Wind→ Wave33Earth + Wave→ Sand34Fire + Sand→ Glass35Glass + Wind→ Window36Lily + Window→ Monocle37Dune Buggy + Monocle→ Mr. Bean38Monster + Mr. Bean→ Mr. Beast39Best + Mr. Beast→ Mr. Best40Tree + Water→ River41River + Tree→ Paper42Paper + Plant→ Book43Earth + River→ Delta44Book + Delta→ Alphabet45Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup46Plant + Smoke→ Incense47Incense + Sand→ Snake48Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram49Smoke + Water→ Fog50Lily + Water→ Pond51Fire + Pond→ Soup52Fog + Soup→ Pea53Earth + Pea→ Peanut54Earth + Earth→ Mountain55Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche56Avalanche + Wind→ Snow57Earth + Snow→ Snowman58Peanut + Snowman→ Mr. Peanut59Anagram + Mr. Peanut→ Mr. Anagram60Glass + Sand→ Hourglass61Fire + Hourglass→ Time62Ash + Time→ History63Glass + Steam→ Mirror64History + Mirror→ Past65Mr. Anagram + Past→ Mr. Pastor66Mr. Best + Mr. Pastor→ Mr. Best Pastor67Wind + Wind→ Tornado68Tornado + Water→ Tsunami69Earth + Tsunami→ Island70Earth + Island→ Continent71Steam + Wave→ Surf72Continent + Surf→ Australia73Australia + Snow→ No74Lake + Water→ Ocean75No + Ocean→ Not76Wind + Window→ Curtain77Curtain + Window→ Blind78Fire + Glass→ Lens79Lens + Water→ Microscope80Blind + Microscope→ See81Ash + Fire→ Phoenix82Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth83Plant + Steam→ Tea84Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea85Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat86Fire + Sun→ Solar87Plant + Solar→ Oxygen88Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen89Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium90Dandelion + Earth→ Flower91Car + Flower→ Carnation92Carnation + Tea→ T93Helium + T→ The94Repeat + The→ The The95See + The The→ The See96Not + The See→ The Dark97Mr. Best Pastor + The Dark→ The Dark Pastor98Pencil Grigio + The Dark Pastor→ The Dark Pencil

The Dark Pencil at a glance

Steps to craft
98
Marathon
Crafting depth
186
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 Dark Pencil in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pencil Grigio with The Dark Pastor. The full path from the base elements takes 98 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Dark Pencil?

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

Is The Dark Pencil hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 98 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Dark Pencil?

Only one known combination produces The Dark Pencil.

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