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How to Make The Ugly Duckling in Infinite Craft

The Ugly Duckling is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hans Christian Andersen plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hans Christian AndersenOppositeThe Ugly Duckling

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 333 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3LakeMountainFjord
  4. 4FjordMountainNorway
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7DandelionWaterWine
  8. 8NorwayWineAquavit
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11SandstormWaterOasis
  12. 12OasisPlantDate
  13. 13DateFireRomance
  14. 14DustRomanceFairy Tale
  15. 15AquavitFairy TaleHans Christian Andersen
  16. 16WindWineBalloon
  17. 17BalloonDustDust Bunny
  18. 18PlantWaterSwamp
  19. 19FireSwampDragon
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21AshFirePhoenix
  22. 22DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  23. 23Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  24. 24Hans Christian AndersenOppositeThe Ugly Duckling
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Earth→ Mountain3Lake + Mountain→ Fjord4Fjord + Mountain→ Norway5Earth + Water→ Plant6Plant + Wind→ Dandelion7Dandelion + Water→ Wine8Norway + Wine→ Aquavit9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm11Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis12Oasis + Plant→ Date13Date + Fire→ Romance14Dust + Romance→ Fairy Tale15Aquavit + Fairy Tale→ Hans Christian Andersen16Wind + Wine→ Balloon17Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny18Plant + Water→ Swamp19Fire + Swamp→ Dragon20Dust + Fire→ Ash21Ash + Fire→ Phoenix22Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang23Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite24Hans Christian Andersen + Opposite→ The Ugly Duckling

Other ways to make The Ugly Duckling

3 combinations are known to produce The Ugly Duckling. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Ugly Duckling
FirstSecondResult
Hans Christian AndersenOppositeThe Ugly Duckling
OppositeThe Swan PrincessThe Ugly Duckling
SynonymThe Swan PrincessThe Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Ugly Duckling in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hans Christian Andersen with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Ugly Duckling?

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

Is The Ugly Duckling hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Ugly Duckling?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Ugly Duckling, 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.