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How to Make The Darkness in Infinite Craft

The Darkness is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Never plus The One. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NeverThe OneThe Darkness

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 412 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EngineWindWindmill
  5. 5MudWindmillPig
  6. 6PigWindFlying Pig
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8SmokeWaterFog
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWaterRiver
  12. 12RiverTreePaper
  13. 13EarthPaperMap
  14. 14FogMapLost
  15. 15Flying PigLostNever
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18EarthSandstormDune
  19. 19PlantSmokeIncense
  20. 20DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22PlantWaterSwamp
  23. 23DandelionSwampFrog
  24. 24Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26EarthPlanetMoon
  27. 27MoonWindWerewolf
  28. 28EngineWerewolfTransformer
  29. 29FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  30. 30Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  31. 31NeverThe OneThe Darkness
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Engine + Wind→ Windmill5Mud + Windmill→ Pig6Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Smoke + Water→ Fog9Earth + Water→ Plant10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Water→ River12River + Tree→ Paper13Earth + Paper→ Map14Fog + Map→ Lost15Flying Pig + Lost→ Never16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune19Plant + Smoke→ Incense20Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Plant + Water→ Swamp23Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog24Frank Herbert + Frog→ Kwisatz Haderach25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Earth + Planet→ Moon27Moon + Wind→ Werewolf28Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer29Fire + Transformer→ Optimus Prime30Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Prime→ The One31Never + The One→ The Darkness

Other ways to make The Darkness

2 combinations are known to produce The Darkness. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Darkness
FirstSecondResult
NeverThe OneThe Darkness
AntonymMithril WhoresThe Darkness

What you can make with The Darkness

The Darkness at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Darkness in Infinite Craft?

Combine Never with The One. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Darkness?

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

Is The Darkness hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Darkness?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Darkness, 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.