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How to Make Unhelpful in Infinite Craft

Unhelpful is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Helpful plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HelpfulNotUnhelpful

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 562 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7ContinentSwampAfrica
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10SandWaterBeach
  11. 11BeachPlantPalm
  12. 12BeachPalmParadise
  13. 13FireParadiseHell
  14. 14FireFireVolcano
  15. 15HellVolcanoSatan
  16. 16AfricaSatanAids
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21EarthSandstormDune
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23DunePlanetTatooine
  24. 24FireTatooineStar Wars
  25. 25MudStar WarsJar Jar Binks
  26. 26EarthPlantTree
  27. 27TreeWaterRiver
  28. 28RiverTreePaper
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30LavaWaterStone
  31. 31StoneWaterRock
  32. 32PaperRockPaperweight
  33. 33Jar Jar BinksPaperweightUseful
  34. 34AidsUsefulHelpful
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36ContinentSurfAustralia
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43NoOceanNot
  44. 44HelpfulNotUnhelpful
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Earth + Water→ Plant6Plant + Water→ Swamp7Continent + Swamp→ Africa8Water + Wind→ Wave9Earth + Wave→ Sand10Sand + Water→ Beach11Beach + Plant→ Palm12Beach + Palm→ Paradise13Fire + Paradise→ Hell14Fire + Fire→ Volcano15Hell + Volcano→ Satan16Africa + Satan→ Aids17Fire + Water→ Steam18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Dune + Planet→ Tatooine24Fire + Tatooine→ Star Wars25Mud + Star Wars→ Jar Jar Binks26Earth + Plant→ Tree27Tree + Water→ River28River + Tree→ Paper29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Lava + Water→ Stone31Stone + Water→ Rock32Paper + Rock→ Paperweight33Jar Jar Binks + Paperweight→ Useful34Aids + Useful→ Helpful35Steam + Wave→ Surf36Continent + Surf→ Australia37Earth + Earth→ Mountain38Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche39Avalanche + Wind→ Snow40Australia + Snow→ No41Water + Water→ Lake42Lake + Water→ Ocean43No + Ocean→ Not44Helpful + Not→ Unhelpful

Other ways to make Unhelpful

2 combinations are known to produce Unhelpful. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Unhelpful
FirstSecondResult
HelpfulNotUnhelpful
AntonymHelpfulUnhelpful

Unhelpful at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

Similar effort to Unhelpful, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Unhelpful in Infinite Craft?

Combine Helpful with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Unhelpful?

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

Is Unhelpful hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Unhelpful?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Unhelpful, 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.