Home / Recipes / Unfortunate Van ๐ How to Make Unfortunate Van in Infinite CraftUnfortunate Van is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Lucky Truck. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ Antonym+ ๐๐ Lucky Truck= ๐ Unfortunate Van
Marathon 36 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 46
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What is worth knowing At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Unfortunate Van is close to a dead end. It feeds only 1 onward combination, so it is more of a collectible than a building block. Its crafting depth of 46 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant2 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Swamp3 ๐ Swamp+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฟ Marsh4 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust5 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm6 ๐ฟ Marsh+ ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm= ๐ต Quicksand7 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam8 ๐ต Quicksand+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ข Slow9 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ข Slow= ๐ Stop10 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake11 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava12 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone13 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil14 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur15 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree16 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood17 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal18 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus19 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym20 ๐ Stop+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ Antonym21 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion22 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Water= ๐ท Wine23 ๐ง Water+ ๐ท Wine= ๐ฆ Holy Water24 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke25 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog26 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ง Water= โ๏ธ Ice27 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Volcano28 โ๏ธ Ice+ ๐ Volcano= ๐ฆ Ice Cream29 ๐ฆ Ice Cream+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฅค Milkshake30 ๐ฆ Holy Water+ ๐ฅค Milkshake= ๐ Shamrock Shake31 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ Shamrock Shake= ๐ Lucky Plant32 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine33 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Engine= ๐ Tractor34 ๐ Swamp+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Monster Truck35 ๐ Lucky Plant+ ๐ Monster Truck= ๐๐ Lucky Truck36 ๐ Antonym+ ๐๐ Lucky Truck= ๐ Unfortunate VanCrafting tree 1 Earth + Water โ Plant 2 Plant + Water โ Swamp 3 Swamp + Water โ Marsh 4 Earth + Wind โ Dust 5 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 6 Marsh + Sandstorm โ Quicksand 7 Fire + Water โ Steam 8 Quicksand + Steam โ Slow 9 Fire + Slow โ Stop 10 Water + Water โ Lake 11 Earth + Fire โ Lava 12 Lava + Water โ Stone 13 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 14 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 15 Earth + Plant โ Tree 16 Dust + Tree โ Wood 17 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 18 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 19 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 20 Stop + Synonym โ Antonym 21 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 22 Dandelion + Water โ Wine 23 Water + Wine โ Holy Water 24 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 25 Smoke + Water โ Fog 26 Fog + Water โ Ice 27 Fire + Fire โ Volcano 28 Ice + Volcano โ Ice Cream 29 Ice Cream + Water โ Milkshake 30 Holy Water + Milkshake โ Shamrock Shake 31 Plant + Shamrock Shake โ Lucky Plant 32 Fire + Steam โ Engine 33 Earth + Engine โ Tractor 34 Swamp + Tractor โ Monster Truck 35 Lucky Plant + Monster Truck โ Lucky Truck 36 Antonym + Lucky Truck โ Unfortunate Van
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What you can make with Unfortunate Van Unfortunate Van at a glance
Steps to craft 36 Marathon
Crafting depth 46 longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes 1 only one way
Used in 1 other combinations Other elements that take 36 steps Similar effort to Unfortunate Van, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Unfortunate Van in Infinite Craft? Combine Antonym with Lucky Truck. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Unfortunate Van? 36 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Unfortunate Van hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Unfortunate Van? Only one known combination produces Unfortunate Van.
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