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How to Make The Dud in Infinite Craft

The Dud is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Dude. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe DudeThe Dud

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33EarthEarthMountain
  34. 34MountainWindAvalanche
  35. 35AvalancheWindSnow
  36. 36SnowWindBlizzard
  37. 37FireWineAlcohol
  38. 38WaterWaterLake
  39. 39AlcoholLakeVodka
  40. 40BlizzardVodkaWhite Russian
  41. 41BalloonWhite RussianThe Dude
  42. 42Past TenseThe DudeThe Dud
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine32Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon33Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain34Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche35Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow36Snow + Windโ†’ Blizzard37Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol38Water + Waterโ†’ Lake39Alcohol + Lakeโ†’ Vodka40Blizzard + Vodkaโ†’ White Russian41Balloon + White Russianโ†’ The Dude42Past Tense + The Dudeโ†’ The Dud

Other ways to make The Dud

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Dud
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe DudeThe Dud
Past tenseThe DudeThe Dud

The Dud at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Dud in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Dude. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Dud?

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

Is The Dud hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Dud?

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