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How to Make The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows in Infinite Craft

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Psychogeography plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PsychogeographyThesaurusThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 42

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5TreeWaterRiver
  6. 6RiverTreePaper
  7. 7EarthPaperMap
  8. 8EngineMapGPS
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10VolcanoWindEruption
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13AshPlantTobacco
  14. 14TobaccoVolcanoCigar
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSteamMirror
  20. 20LakeMirrorNarcissus
  21. 21CigarNarcissusFreud
  22. 22EruptionFreudPsychology
  23. 23GPSPsychologyPsychogeography
  24. 24EarthFireLava
  25. 25LavaWaterStone
  26. 26PlantStoneFossil
  27. 27FireFossilDinosaur
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29DustTreeWood
  30. 30SandstormWoodSandal
  31. 31DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  32. 32PsychogeographyThesaurusThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Tree + Water→ River6River + Tree→ Paper7Earth + Paper→ Map8Engine + Map→ GPS9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Volcano + Wind→ Eruption11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Ash + Plant→ Tobacco14Tobacco + Volcano→ Cigar15Water + Water→ Lake16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Steam→ Mirror20Lake + Mirror→ Narcissus21Cigar + Narcissus→ Freud22Eruption + Freud→ Psychology23GPS + Psychology→ Psychogeography24Earth + Fire→ Lava25Lava + Water→ Stone26Plant + Stone→ Fossil27Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Dust + Tree→ Wood30Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal31Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus32Psychogeography + Thesaurus→ The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 95% 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 Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows in Infinite Craft?

Combine Psychogeography with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows?

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

Is The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows?

Only one known combination produces The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

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