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How to Make The Descent in Infinite Craft

The Descent is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 70 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Ascent. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe AscentThe Descent

Marathon70 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 13812 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 70 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. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15SandWaterBeach
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17EarthGlassBottle
  18. 18BeachBottleMessage
  19. 19EarthMessageLetter
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21FirePlanetSun
  22. 22SunWindSunflower
  23. 23LetterSunflowerA
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26EnginePlantCar
  27. 27PlantSteamTea
  28. 28CarTeaChariot
  29. 29EarthSteamMud
  30. 30MudSwampQuagmire
  31. 31ChariotQuagmireStuck
  32. 32AStuckAs
  33. 33EarthFireLava
  34. 34LavaWaterStone
  35. 35PlantStoneFossil
  36. 36FossilWaterOil
  37. 37OilSwampTar
  38. 38TarWaterPitch
  39. 39EarthPitchBaseball
  40. 40CarMudRally
  41. 41PlantRallyProtest
  42. 42EngineProtestStrike
  43. 43BaseballStrikeOut
  44. 44BeachOutIn
  45. 45AshPhoenixRebirth
  46. 46RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  47. 47PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  48. 48FireSunSolar
  49. 49PlantSolarOxygen
  50. 50OxygenWaterHydrogen
  51. 51DandelionHydrogenHelium
  52. 52DandelionEarthFlower
  53. 53CarFlowerCarnation
  54. 54CarnationTeaT
  55. 55HeliumTThe
  56. 56RepeatTheThe The
  57. 57FireWindSmoke
  58. 58SmokeWaterFog
  59. 59DustWindSandstorm
  60. 60SandstormStoneSphinx
  61. 61FogSphinxRiddle
  62. 62SteamWineStew
  63. 63EarthPlantTree
  64. 64StewTreeStewpid
  65. 65RiddleStewpidYou
  66. 66The TheYouThe You
  67. 67InThe YouThe In You
  68. 68AThe In YouThe In A
  69. 69AsThe In AThe Ascent
  70. 70OppositeThe AscentThe Descent
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Sand + Water→ Beach16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Earth + Glass→ Bottle18Beach + Bottle→ Message19Earth + Message→ Letter20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Fire + Planet→ Sun22Sun + Wind→ Sunflower23Letter + Sunflower→ A24Fire + Water→ Steam25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Engine + Plant→ Car27Plant + Steam→ Tea28Car + Tea→ Chariot29Earth + Steam→ Mud30Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire31Chariot + Quagmire→ Stuck32A + Stuck→ As33Earth + Fire→ Lava34Lava + Water→ Stone35Plant + Stone→ Fossil36Fossil + Water→ Oil37Oil + Swamp→ Tar38Tar + Water→ Pitch39Earth + Pitch→ Baseball40Car + Mud→ Rally41Plant + Rally→ Protest42Engine + Protest→ Strike43Baseball + Strike→ Out44Beach + Out→ In45Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth46Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea47Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat48Fire + Sun→ Solar49Plant + Solar→ Oxygen50Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen51Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium52Dandelion + Earth→ Flower53Car + Flower→ Carnation54Carnation + Tea→ T55Helium + T→ The56Repeat + The→ The The57Fire + Wind→ Smoke58Smoke + Water→ Fog59Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm60Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx61Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle62Steam + Wine→ Stew63Earth + Plant→ Tree64Stew + Tree→ Stewpid65Riddle + Stewpid→ You66The The + You→ The You67In + The You→ The In You68A + The In You→ The In A69As + The In A→ The Ascent70Opposite + The Ascent→ The Descent

Other ways to make The Descent

12 combinations are known to produce The Descent. Here are 12 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Descent
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe AscentThe Descent
NotThe AscentThe Descent
LettersThe AscentThe Descent
Piranha CementThe AscentThe Descent
Carnivorous BunnyThe AscentThe Descent
OppositeThe ClimbThe Descent
LessThe AscentThe Descent
AntonymThe AscentThe Descent
MoreThe AscentThe Descent
SimilarThe AscentThe Descent
GratifyThe AscentThe Descent
Past TenseThe AscentThe Descent

What you can make with The Descent

The Descent at a glance

Steps to craft
70
Marathon
Crafting depth
138
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
12
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 70 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Descent in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Ascent. The full path from the base elements takes 70 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Descent?

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

Is The Descent hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 70 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Descent?

Yes. 12 combinations are known to produce The Descent, 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.