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How to Make Van Ant in Infinite Craft

Van 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

AntonymVan OwenVan Ant

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21PlantSteamTea
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23EngineWindWindmill
  24. 24TeaWindmillDutch
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26SmokeStoneStatue
  27. 27SmokeStatueOzymandias
  28. 28DutchOzymandiasVan Owen
  29. 29AntonymVan OwenVan Ant
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstormโ†’ Quicksand7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Quicksand + Steamโ†’ Slow9Fire + Slowโ†’ Stop10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil14Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur15Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree16Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood17Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym20Stop + Synonymโ†’ Antonym21Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea22Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine23Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill24Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch25Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke26Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue27Smoke + Statueโ†’ Ozymandias28Dutch + Ozymandiasโ†’ Van Owen29Antonym + Van Owenโ†’ Van Ant

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.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.