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How to Make Yak-42 in Infinite Craft

Yak-42 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 90 combinations to get there, and the final one is Alleys plus Yak-15. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AlleysYak-15Yak-42

Marathon90 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 140

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 90 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FossilWaterOil
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7TreeWindLeaf
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9LeafTornadoTumbleweed
  10. 10OilTumbleweedTexas
  11. 11StoneTexasAustin
  12. 12AustinTornadoAlley
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15EarthIslandContinent
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  32. 32NotSingularityPlural
  33. 33AlleyPluralAlleys
  34. 34TreeWaterRiver
  35. 35RiverTreePaper
  36. 36PaperPlantBook
  37. 37EarthRiverDelta
  38. 38BookDeltaAlphabet
  39. 39LakeMountainFjord
  40. 40DustFjordTroll
  41. 41MountainTrollDwarf
  42. 42DustPlantPollen
  43. 43PollenWaterHoney
  44. 44DustEarthPlanet
  45. 45EarthPlanetMoon
  46. 46HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  47. 47DwarfHoneymoonShort
  48. 48AlphabetShortAcronym
  49. 49PlantWaterSwamp
  50. 50PlantWindDandelion
  51. 51DandelionWaterWine
  52. 52SwampWineMoonshine
  53. 53EarthEngineTractor
  54. 54MoonshineTractorRedneck
  55. 55AcronymRedneckAR-15
  56. 56DustFireAsh
  57. 57EarthWaveSand
  58. 58FireSandGlass
  59. 59GlassSandHourglass
  60. 60FireHourglassTime
  61. 61AshTimeHistory
  62. 62GlassSteamMirror
  63. 63HistoryMirrorPast
  64. 64FireWindSmoke
  65. 65SmokeWaterFog
  66. 66FogPlantMushroom
  67. 67EarthMushroomToadstool
  68. 68DandelionPlantWeed
  69. 69ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  70. 70DustWindSandstorm
  71. 71SandstormWaterOasis
  72. 72OasisPlantDate
  73. 73DateWaterDating
  74. 74DatingEarthMarriage
  75. 75EarthMarriageDivorce
  76. 76DandelionDustWish
  77. 77WaterWishGenie
  78. 78DivorceGenieSingle
  79. 79Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  80. 80PastTriplePast Tense
  81. 81LakePlantLily
  82. 82MountainMountainMountain Range
  83. 83LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  84. 84HimalayasLakeDalai Lama
  85. 85SmokeWineSmoker
  86. 86EarthSmokerFarmer
  87. 87Dalai LamaFarmerYak Herder
  88. 88Past TenseYak HerderYakked Herder
  89. 89AR-15Yakked HerderYak-15
  90. 90AlleysYak-15Yak-42
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Fossil + Water→ Oil6Earth + Plant→ Tree7Tree + Wind→ Leaf8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Leaf + Tornado→ Tumbleweed10Oil + Tumbleweed→ Texas11Stone + Texas→ Austin12Austin + Tornado→ Alley13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Earth + Island→ Continent16Fire + Water→ Steam17Water + Wind→ Wave18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Continent + Surf→ Australia20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Wind→ Snow23Australia + Snow→ No24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26No + Ocean→ Not27Earth + Wind→ Dust28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity32Not + Singularity→ Plural33Alley + Plural→ Alleys34Tree + Water→ River35River + Tree→ Paper36Paper + Plant→ Book37Earth + River→ Delta38Book + Delta→ Alphabet39Lake + Mountain→ Fjord40Dust + Fjord→ Troll41Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf42Dust + Plant→ Pollen43Pollen + Water→ Honey44Dust + Earth→ Planet45Earth + Planet→ Moon46Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon47Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short48Alphabet + Short→ Acronym49Plant + Water→ Swamp50Plant + Wind→ Dandelion51Dandelion + Water→ Wine52Swamp + Wine→ Moonshine53Earth + Engine→ Tractor54Moonshine + Tractor→ Redneck55Acronym + Redneck→ AR-1556Dust + Fire→ Ash57Earth + Wave→ Sand58Fire + Sand→ Glass59Glass + Sand→ Hourglass60Fire + Hourglass→ Time61Ash + Time→ History62Glass + Steam→ Mirror63History + Mirror→ Past64Fire + Wind→ Smoke65Smoke + Water→ Fog66Fog + Plant→ Mushroom67Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool68Dandelion + Plant→ Weed69Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom70Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm71Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis72Oasis + Plant→ Date73Date + Water→ Dating74Dating + Earth→ Marriage75Earth + Marriage→ Divorce76Dandelion + Dust→ Wish77Water + Wish→ Genie78Divorce + Genie→ Single79Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple80Past + Triple→ Past Tense81Lake + Plant→ Lily82Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range83Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas84Himalayas + Lake→ Dalai Lama85Smoke + Wine→ Smoker86Earth + Smoker→ Farmer87Dalai Lama + Farmer→ Yak Herder88Past Tense + Yak Herder→ Yakked Herder89AR-15 + Yakked Herder→ Yak-1590Alleys + Yak-15→ Yak-42

Yak-42 at a glance

Steps to craft
90
Marathon
Crafting depth
140
longer than 100% 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 Yak-42 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Alleys with Yak-15. The full path from the base elements takes 90 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Yak-42?

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

Is Yak-42 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 90 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Yak-42?

Only one known combination produces Yak-42.

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