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How to Make The Distress in Infinite Craft

The Distress is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Stress. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe StressThe Distress

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 674 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15LavaStoneObsidian
  16. 16EarthObsidianDiamond
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18DiamondSteamPressure
  19. 19PressurePressureStress
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21AshPhoenixRebirth
  22. 22PlantSteamTea
  23. 23RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  24. 24PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  25. 25FirePlanetSun
  26. 26FireSunSolar
  27. 27PlantSolarOxygen
  28. 28OxygenWaterHydrogen
  29. 29DandelionHydrogenHelium
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31EnginePlantCar
  32. 32DandelionEarthFlower
  33. 33CarFlowerCarnation
  34. 34CarnationTeaT
  35. 35HeliumTThe
  36. 36RepeatTheThe The
  37. 37StressThe TheThe Stress
  38. 38OppositeThe StressThe Distress
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→ Opposite13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Lava + Stone→ Obsidian16Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond17Fire + Water→ Steam18Diamond + Steam→ Pressure19Pressure + Pressure→ Stress20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth22Plant + Steam→ Tea23Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea24Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat25Fire + Planet→ Sun26Fire + Sun→ Solar27Plant + Solar→ Oxygen28Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen29Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium30Fire + Steam→ Engine31Engine + Plant→ Car32Dandelion + Earth→ Flower33Car + Flower→ Carnation34Carnation + Tea→ T35Helium + T→ The36Repeat + The→ The The37Stress + The The→ The Stress38Opposite + The Stress→ The Distress

Other ways to make The Distress

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Distress
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe StressThe Distress
SynonymThe StressThe Distress
PluralThe StressThe Distress
MoreThe StressThe Distress

The Distress at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Distress in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Stress. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Distress?

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

Is The Distress hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Distress?

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