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How to Make The Desert in Infinite Craft

The Desert is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Oasis. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe OasisThe Desert

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 304 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 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. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14SteamWineStew
  15. 15StewWineBeef Bourguignon
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17SmokeWaterFog
  18. 18Beef BourguignonFogLondon
  19. 19DustWindSandstorm
  20. 20SandstormWaterOasis
  21. 21LondonOasisThe Oasis
  22. 22OppositeThe OasisThe Desert
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†’ Opposite13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew15Stew + Wineโ†’ Beef Bourguignon16Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke17Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog18Beef Bourguignon + Fogโ†’ London19Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm20Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis21London + Oasisโ†’ The Oasis22Opposite + The Oasisโ†’ The Desert

Other ways to make The Desert

4 combinations are known to produce The Desert. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Desert
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe OasisThe Desert
NotThe OasisThe Desert
LessThe OasisThe Desert
AntonymThe OasisThe Desert

What you can make with The Desert

The Desert at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
30
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Desert in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Oasis. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Desert?

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

Is The Desert hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Desert?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce The Desert, 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.