Home / Recipes / Van Ant ๐ How to Make Van Ant in Infinite CraftVan Ant is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Van Owen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ Antonym+ ๐ Van Owen= ๐ Van Ant
Marathon 29 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 40
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What is worth knowing At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Van Ant 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 40 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 29 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 Steam= ๐ต Tea22 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine23 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill24 ๐ต Tea+ ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill= ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch25 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke26 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฝ Statue27 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ฝ Statue= ๐ Ozymandias28 ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch+ ๐ Ozymandias= ๐ Van Owen29 ๐ Antonym+ ๐ Van Owen= ๐ Van AntCrafting 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 + Steam โ Tea 22 Fire + Steam โ Engine 23 Engine + Wind โ Windmill 24 Tea + Windmill โ Dutch 25 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 26 Smoke + Stone โ Statue 27 Smoke + Statue โ Ozymandias 28 Dutch + Ozymandias โ Van Owen 29 Antonym + Van Owen โ Van Ant
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What you can make with Van Ant Van Ant at a glance
Steps to craft 29 Marathon
Crafting depth 40 longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes 1 only one way
Used in 1 other combinations Other elements that take 29 steps Similar effort to Van Ant, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Van Ant in Infinite Craft? Combine Antonym with Van Owen. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Van Ant? 29 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Van Ant hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Van Ant? Only one known combination produces Van Ant.
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