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How to Make The Stanley Paradox in Infinite Craft

The Stanley Paradox is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus The Stanley Parable. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymThe Stanley ParableThe Stanley Paradox

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 75

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21EarthSteamMud
  22. 22FireMudBrick
  23. 23BrickBrickWall
  24. 24SteamWallGraffiti
  25. 25EarthGraffitiArt
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27AshPlantTobacco
  28. 28LakeTobaccoPipe
  29. 29PipeWaterFountain
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32WaterWindmillEnergy
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  36. 36EnergyMountain DewGamer
  37. 37FountainGamerVideogame
  38. 38ArtVideogameArtgame
  39. 39DustEarthPlanet
  40. 40EarthMudClay
  41. 41ClayWaterPottery
  42. 42PlanetPotteryPlate
  43. 43EarthPlateDish
  44. 44WaterWindWave
  45. 45EarthWaveSand
  46. 46EngineSandSandbox
  47. 47PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  48. 48MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  49. 49DishTerrariaDishonored
  50. 50ArtgameDishonoredThe Stanley Parable
  51. 51AntonymThe Stanley ParableThe Stanley Paradox
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstormโ†’ Quicksand7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Quicksand + Steamโ†’ Slow9Fire + Slowโ†’ Stop10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil14Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood17Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym20Stop + Synonymโ†’ Antonym21Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud22Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick23Brick + Brickโ†’ Wall24Steam + Wallโ†’ Graffiti25Earth + Graffitiโ†’ Art26Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash27Ash + Plantโ†’ Tobacco28Lake + Tobaccoโ†’ Pipe29Pipe + Waterโ†’ Fountain30Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine31Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill32Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy33Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion34Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain35Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew36Energy + Mountain Dewโ†’ Gamer37Fountain + Gamerโ†’ Videogame38Art + Videogameโ†’ Artgame39Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet40Earth + Mudโ†’ Clay41Clay + Waterโ†’ Pottery42Planet + Potteryโ†’ Plate43Earth + Plateโ†’ Dish44Water + Windโ†’ Wave45Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand46Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox47Planet + Sandboxโ†’ Minecraft48Minecraft + Sandboxโ†’ Terraria49Dish + Terrariaโ†’ Dishonored50Artgame + Dishonoredโ†’ The Stanley Parable51Antonym + The Stanley Parableโ†’ The Stanley Paradox

The Stanley Paradox at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Stanley Paradox in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with The Stanley Parable. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Stanley Paradox?

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

Is The Stanley Paradox hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Stanley Paradox?

Only one known combination produces The Stanley Paradox.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.