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How to Make Unstable in Infinite Craft

Unstable is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ant plus Barium. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntBariumUnstable

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 286 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9DustEngineVacuum
  10. 10FireVacuumBlack Hole
  11. 11Black HoleDragonDragon Ball
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15AshOceanSalt
  16. 16FireSaltSodium
  17. 17Dragon BallSodiumSodium Borate
  18. 18Sodium BorateWindBoron
  19. 19BoronOceanBarium
  20. 20AntBariumUnstable
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dragon + Dustโ†’ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earthโ†’ Ant7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum10Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole11Black Hole + Dragonโ†’ Dragon Ball12Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean15Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt16Fire + Saltโ†’ Sodium17Dragon Ball + Sodiumโ†’ Sodium Borate18Sodium Borate + Windโ†’ Boron19Boron + Oceanโ†’ Barium20Ant + Bariumโ†’ Unstable

Other ways to make Unstable

6 combinations are known to produce Unstable. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Unstable
FirstSecondResult
MadStableUnstable
AntBariumUnstable
IronicStableUnstable
OppositeStableUnstable
NotStableUnstable
AnaclsNtableUnstable

What you can make with Unstable

Unstable at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
28
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Unstable in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ant with Barium. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Unstable?

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

Is Unstable hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Unstable?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Unstable, 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.