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How to Make You Lose in Infinite Craft

You Lose is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus You Win. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeYou WinYou Lose

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EngineSteamTrain
  16. 16SteamTrainLocomotive
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18FirePlanetSun
  19. 19PlanetSunSolar System
  20. 20LocomotiveSolar SystemStar Trek
  21. 21Star TrekWaterStar Trek: The Next Generation
  22. 22FireStar Trek: The Next GenerationQ
  23. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24DandelionEarthFlower
  25. 25CarFlowerCarnation
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27CarnationTeaT
  28. 28QTU
  29. 29DustPlantPollen
  30. 30PollenWindAllergy
  31. 31AllergyWaterSneeze
  32. 32EngineWindWindmill
  33. 33WindmillWindmillWind Farm
  34. 34SneezeWind FarmWindfall
  35. 35UWindfallYou Win
  36. 36OppositeYou WinYou Lose
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Steam→ Train16Steam + Train→ Locomotive17Dust + Earth→ Planet18Fire + Planet→ Sun19Planet + Sun→ Solar System20Locomotive + Solar System→ Star Trek21Star Trek + Water→ Star Trek: The Next Generation22Fire + Star Trek: The Next Generation→ Q23Engine + Plant→ Car24Dandelion + Earth→ Flower25Car + Flower→ Carnation26Plant + Steam→ Tea27Carnation + Tea→ T28Q + T→ U29Dust + Plant→ Pollen30Pollen + Wind→ Allergy31Allergy + Water→ Sneeze32Engine + Wind→ Windmill33Windmill + Windmill→ Wind Farm34Sneeze + Wind Farm→ Windfall35U + Windfall→ You Win36Opposite + You Win→ You Lose

What you can make with You Lose

You Lose at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make You Lose in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with You Win. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make You Lose?

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

Is You Lose hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make You Lose?

Only one known combination produces You Lose.

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