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How to Make The Old Year in Infinite Craft

The Old Year is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 65 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The New Year. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe New YearThe Old Year

Marathon65 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1142 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 65 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. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MountainWindAvalanche
  15. 15AvalancheWindSnow
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17SnowTreeChristmas
  18. 18FireFireVolcano
  19. 19DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  20. 20ChristmasFireworksNew Year
  21. 21DustPlantPollen
  22. 22PollenWaterHoney
  23. 23HoneyMountainBear
  24. 24BearWaterPolar Bear
  25. 25New YearPolar BearBaby New Year
  26. 26MountainMountainMountain Range
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28WaterWeedBong
  29. 29BongMountain RangeSmoky Mountains
  30. 30Mountain RangeSmoky MountainsAppalachian Mountains
  31. 31Appalachian MountainsWaterAppalachian Trail
  32. 32Appalachian TrailDandelionThru-Hiker
  33. 33Appalachian MountainsThru-HikerAT
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35AshPhoenixRebirth
  36. 36FireWaterSteam
  37. 37PlantSteamTea
  38. 38RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  39. 39PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  40. 40FirePlanetSun
  41. 41FireSunSolar
  42. 42PlantSolarOxygen
  43. 43OxygenWaterHydrogen
  44. 44DandelionHydrogenHelium
  45. 45FireSteamEngine
  46. 46EnginePlantCar
  47. 47DandelionEarthFlower
  48. 48CarFlowerCarnation
  49. 49CarnationTeaT
  50. 50HeliumTThe
  51. 51RepeatTheThe The
  52. 52FireWindSmoke
  53. 53SmokeWaterFog
  54. 54DustWindSandstorm
  55. 55EarthFireLava
  56. 56LavaWaterStone
  57. 57SandstormStoneSphinx
  58. 58FogSphinxRiddle
  59. 59SteamWineStew
  60. 60StewTreeStewpid
  61. 61RiddleStewpidYou
  62. 62The TheYouThe You
  63. 63ATThe YouThe At You
  64. 64Baby New YearThe At YouThe New Year
  65. 65OppositeThe New YearThe Old Year
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 + Earth→ Mountain14Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche15Avalanche + Wind→ Snow16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Snow + Tree→ Christmas18Fire + Fire→ Volcano19Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks20Christmas + Fireworks→ New Year21Dust + Plant→ Pollen22Pollen + Water→ Honey23Honey + Mountain→ Bear24Bear + Water→ Polar Bear25New Year + Polar Bear→ Baby New Year26Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range27Dandelion + Plant→ Weed28Water + Weed→ Bong29Bong + Mountain Range→ Smoky Mountains30Mountain Range + Smoky Mountains→ Appalachian Mountains31Appalachian Mountains + Water→ Appalachian Trail32Appalachian Trail + Dandelion→ Thru-Hiker33Appalachian Mountains + Thru-Hiker→ AT34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth36Fire + Water→ Steam37Plant + Steam→ Tea38Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea39Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat40Fire + Planet→ Sun41Fire + Sun→ Solar42Plant + Solar→ Oxygen43Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen44Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium45Fire + Steam→ Engine46Engine + Plant→ Car47Dandelion + Earth→ Flower48Car + Flower→ Carnation49Carnation + Tea→ T50Helium + T→ The51Repeat + The→ The The52Fire + Wind→ Smoke53Smoke + Water→ Fog54Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm55Earth + Fire→ Lava56Lava + Water→ Stone57Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx58Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle59Steam + Wine→ Stew60Stew + Tree→ Stewpid61Riddle + Stewpid→ You62The The + You→ The You63AT + The You→ The At You64Baby New Year + The At You→ The New Year65Opposite + The New Year→ The Old Year

Other ways to make The Old Year

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Old Year
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe New YearThe Old Year
NotThe New YearThe Old Year

The Old Year at a glance

Steps to craft
65
Marathon
Crafting depth
114
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 65 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Old Year in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The New Year. The full path from the base elements takes 65 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Old Year?

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

Is The Old Year hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 65 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Old Year?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Old Year, and the shortest route is shown above.

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