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How to Make Ugly Contest in Infinite Craft

Ugly Contest is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Beauty Pageant plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Beauty PageantOppositeUgly Contest

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 38

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireWindSmoke
  5. 5SmokeWaterFog
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8FogPlanetVenus
  9. 9BeachVenusBikini
  10. 10FireSandGlass
  11. 11GlassWindWindow
  12. 12WindWindowCurtain
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14CurtainMountainStage
  15. 15BikiniStageBeauty Contest
  16. 16Beauty ContestCurtainBeauty Pageant
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WindWineBalloon
  21. 21BalloonDustDust Bunny
  22. 22PlantWaterSwamp
  23. 23FireSwampDragon
  24. 24DustFireAsh
  25. 25AshFirePhoenix
  26. 26DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  27. 27Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  28. 28Beauty PageantOppositeUgly Contest
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach4Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke5Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog6Earth + Windโ†’ Dust7Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet8Fog + Planetโ†’ Venus9Beach + Venusโ†’ Bikini10Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass11Glass + Windโ†’ Window12Wind + Windowโ†’ Curtain13Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain14Curtain + Mountainโ†’ Stage15Bikini + Stageโ†’ Beauty Contest16Beauty Contest + Curtainโ†’ Beauty Pageant17Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant18Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion19Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine20Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon21Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny22Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp23Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon24Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash25Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix26Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang27Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite28Beauty Pageant + Oppositeโ†’ Ugly Contest

Ugly Contest at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ugly Contest in Infinite Craft?

Combine Beauty Pageant with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ugly Contest?

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

Is Ugly Contest hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ugly Contest?

Only one known combination produces Ugly Contest.

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