How to make Ink in Infinite Craft
Step-by-step recipe, cheapest path first — everything below is crafted from the four starting elements.
How to make 🖋️ Ink — step by step
The cheapest known path. Craft each step in order — every ingredient is either a basic element or something you make earlier in this list.
- 💧 Water + 💧 Water = 🌊 LakeBoth Water and Water come straight from your starting elements — craft Lake first, everything else in this chain depends on it.
- 🌎 Earth + 🔥 Fire = 🌋 LavaLava is a stepping stone — keep it in your inventory, later steps build directly on it.
- 🌎 Earth + 🌋 Lava = 🪨 StoneIf you already made Stone in an earlier session you can skip this one and move on.
- 🌋 Lava + 🪨 Stone = 🔪 ObsidianOne quick craft for Obsidian: drag Lava onto Stone and keep the result for the chain.
- 🌊 Lake + 🔪 Obsidian = 🪞 MirrorMirror is only needed as an ingredient — make it once, don't farm extra copies.
- 🪞 Mirror + 🔪 Obsidian = 🖤 BlackBlack is a stepping stone — keep it in your inventory, later steps build directly on it.
- 🖤 Black + 💧 Water = 🖋️ InkFinal craft: combine Black and Water to make Ink. That's the whole path — 7 crafts total.
✓ Last verified October 2026 · 7 total crafts
Why this is the cheapest path to Ink
We rank every known recipe for Ink by total crafts from the four starting elements, not just by the final combination. The two direct ingredients — Black and Water — cost 6 and 0 crafts to build from scratch, which is why the whole chain above needs only 7 crafts. The alternatives in the table below are ranked the same way: their "approx. cost" is the pricier ingredient plus one, so you can see at a glance which route actually saves you crafts — and which ones quietly waste five.
Alternative combinations for Ink
| Combination | Approx. cost |
|---|---|
| 🦑 Squid + 💧 Water | 7 crafts |
| Smoke + 🦑 Squid | 7 crafts |
| 🌫️ Fog + 🦑 Squid | 7 crafts |
| 🐙 Octopus + Smoke | 7 crafts |
| Pen + 💧 Water | 7 crafts |
Any valid combo works — pick the ingredients you already have.
What can you make with Ink?
Ink is a busy ingredient. In the community dataset it shows up in several downstream recipes: pair it with Tornadroll and you get Tornado. Crafted items are never consumed, so one copy keeps working.
Tips for crafting Ink
- Craft in one sitting. The 7-craft chain for Ink takes under two minutes once you know the route — the list above is already in dependency order, so just go top to bottom.
- Reuse your inventory. If you've played before you probably own the early intermediates (like Lava) already — skip straight to the first step you can't do.
- Missing an ingredient? Check the alternatives table — e.g. Squid + Water also produces Ink if that route fits your inventory better.
FAQ — crafting Ink
How do you make Ink in Infinite Craft?
Combine Black and Water, following the 7-craft path above starting from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
What is the cheapest way to craft Ink in Infinite Craft?
The shortest path we found takes 7 crafts total: build Black and Water from the four basic elements, then combine them.
Is there another way to make Ink in Infinite Craft?
Yes — the community dataset lists 5 alternative combinations for Ink, starting with Squid + Water (about 7 crafts). See the table above; they all produce the same Ink.
What can you combine Ink with?
Tornadroll (makes Tornado)