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How to Make The Old And The Ugly in Infinite Craft

The Old And The Ugly is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crackmalaria plus The Young and the Restless. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CrackmalariaThe Young and the RestlessThe Old And The Ugly

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 762 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6EngineGlassWindshield
  7. 7FireWindshieldCrack
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12IncenseSwampMosquito
  13. 13MosquitoWaterMalaria
  14. 14CrackMalariaCrackmalaria
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17DustFireAsh
  18. 18AshFirePhoenix
  19. 19AshPhoenixRebirth
  20. 20PlantSteamTea
  21. 21RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  22. 22PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24FirePlanetSun
  25. 25FireSunSolar
  26. 26PlantSolarOxygen
  27. 27OxygenWaterHydrogen
  28. 28DandelionHydrogenHelium
  29. 29EnginePlantCar
  30. 30DandelionEarthFlower
  31. 31CarFlowerCarnation
  32. 32CarnationTeaT
  33. 33HeliumTThe
  34. 34RepeatTheThe The
  35. 35FireSwampDragon
  36. 36GlassSandHourglass
  37. 37FireHourglassTime
  38. 38DragonTimeElder
  39. 39EarthEarthMountain
  40. 40DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  41. 41IncenseWaterPerfume
  42. 42Mountain DewPerfumeMountain Don’t
  43. 43ElderMountain Don’tYoung
  44. 44The TheYoungThe Young and the Restless
  45. 45CrackmalariaThe Young and the RestlessThe Old And The Ugly
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterβ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamβ†’ Engine3Water + Windβ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveβ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandβ†’ Glass6Engine + Glassβ†’ Windshield7Fire + Windshieldβ†’ Crack8Earth + Waterβ†’ Plant9Fire + Windβ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeβ†’ Incense11Plant + Waterβ†’ Swamp12Incense + Swampβ†’ Mosquito13Mosquito + Waterβ†’ Malaria14Crack + Malariaβ†’ Crackmalaria15Earth + Windβ†’ Dust16Dust + Earthβ†’ Planet17Dust + Fireβ†’ Ash18Ash + Fireβ†’ Phoenix19Ash + Phoenixβ†’ Rebirth20Plant + Steamβ†’ Tea21Rebirth + Teaβ†’ Re-Tea22Planet + Re-Teaβ†’ Repeat23Plant + Windβ†’ Dandelion24Fire + Planetβ†’ Sun25Fire + Sunβ†’ Solar26Plant + Solarβ†’ Oxygen27Oxygen + Waterβ†’ Hydrogen28Dandelion + Hydrogenβ†’ Helium29Engine + Plantβ†’ Car30Dandelion + Earthβ†’ Flower31Car + Flowerβ†’ Carnation32Carnation + Teaβ†’ T33Helium + Tβ†’ The34Repeat + Theβ†’ The The35Fire + Swampβ†’ Dragon36Glass + Sandβ†’ Hourglass37Fire + Hourglassβ†’ Time38Dragon + Timeβ†’ Elder39Earth + Earthβ†’ Mountain40Dandelion + Mountainβ†’ Mountain Dew41Incense + Waterβ†’ Perfume42Mountain Dew + Perfumeβ†’ Mountain Don’t43Elder + Mountain Don’tβ†’ Young44The The + Youngβ†’ The Young and the Restless45Crackmalaria + The Young and the Restlessβ†’ The Old And The Ugly

Other ways to make The Old And The Ugly

2 combinations are known to produce The Old And The Ugly. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Old And The Ugly
FirstSecondResult
CrackmalariaThe Young and the RestlessThe Old And The Ugly
CrackmalariaThe Young And The RestlessThe Old And The Ugly

The Old And The Ugly at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Old And The Ugly in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crackmalaria with The Young and the Restless. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Old And The Ugly?

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

Is The Old And The Ugly hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Old And The Ugly?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Old And The Ugly, 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.