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How to Make Worse Off in Infinite Craft

Worse Off is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Better Off plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Better OffFuture TenseWorse Off

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 91

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5SmokeWeedHigh
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8AshFirePhoenix
  9. 9AshPhoenixRebirth
  10. 10HighRebirthHigher
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18DustTreeWood
  19. 19SandstormWoodSandal
  20. 20DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  21. 21LakeThesaurusSynonym
  22. 22HigherSynonymBetter
  23. 23PlantSmokeIncense
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25IncenseMountainBuddha
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28EarthFishWhale
  29. 29BuddhaWhaleHappiness
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EnginePlantCar
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34CarFogAccident
  35. 35AccidentLakeOops
  36. 36HappinessOopsOh
  37. 37BetterOhBetter Off
  38. 38EarthEngineTractor
  39. 39EarthTractorFarm
  40. 40FarmFireBarbecue
  41. 41AshBarbecueBurger
  42. 42BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  43. 43DustEngineVacuum
  44. 44FireVacuumBlack Hole
  45. 45Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  46. 46Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  47. 47PlantSteamTea
  48. 48EngineWindWindmill
  49. 49TeaWindmillDutch
  50. 50DustEarthPlanet
  51. 51FirePlanetSun
  52. 52SunTime MachineFuture
  53. 53DutchFutureTense
  54. 54Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  55. 55Better OffFuture TenseWorse Off
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Smoke + Weed→ High6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Fire→ Ash8Ash + Fire→ Phoenix9Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth10High + Rebirth→ Higher11Water + Water→ Lake12Earth + Fire→ Lava13Lava + Water→ Stone14Plant + Stone→ Fossil15Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Dust + Tree→ Wood19Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal20Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus21Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym22Higher + Synonym→ Better23Plant + Smoke→ Incense24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Incense + Mountain→ Buddha26Lake + Water→ Ocean27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Earth + Fish→ Whale29Buddha + Whale→ Happiness30Fire + Water→ Steam31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Engine + Plant→ Car33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Car + Fog→ Accident35Accident + Lake→ Oops36Happiness + Oops→ Oh37Better + Oh→ Better Off38Earth + Engine→ Tractor39Earth + Tractor→ Farm40Farm + Fire→ Barbecue41Ash + Barbecue→ Burger42Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger43Dust + Engine→ Vacuum44Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole45Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine46Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger47Plant + Steam→ Tea48Engine + Wind→ Windmill49Tea + Windmill→ Dutch50Dust + Earth→ Planet51Fire + Planet→ Sun52Sun + Time Machine→ Future53Dutch + Future→ Tense54Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense55Better Off + Future Tense→ Worse Off

Worse Off at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
91
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Worse Off in Infinite Craft?

Combine Better Off with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Worse Off?

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

Is Worse Off hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Worse Off?

Only one known combination produces Worse Off.

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