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How to Make Worse Idea in Infinite Craft

Worse Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bad Idea plus Reverse. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Bad IdeaReverseWorse Idea

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 32

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5DandelionEngineHelicopter
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8SurfWindSurfing
  9. 9HelicopterSurfingHelisurfing
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11PlantSandCactus
  12. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13CactusWineTequila
  14. 14HelisurfingTequilaBad Idea
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassSteamMirror
  18. 18FireFireVolcano
  19. 19MirrorVolcanoEcho
  20. 20CarEchoReverse
  21. 21Bad IdeaReverseWorse Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Surf + Wind→ Surfing9Helicopter + Surfing→ Helisurfing10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Plant + Sand→ Cactus12Dandelion + Water→ Wine13Cactus + Wine→ Tequila14Helisurfing + Tequila→ Bad Idea15Engine + Plant→ Car16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Glass + Steam→ Mirror18Fire + Fire→ Volcano19Mirror + Volcano→ Echo20Car + Echo→ Reverse21Bad Idea + Reverse→ Worse Idea

Worse Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

Similar effort to Worse Idea, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Worse Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bad Idea with Reverse. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Worse Idea?

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

Is Worse Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Worse Idea?

Only one known combination produces Worse Idea.

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