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How to Make 12 Apes in Infinite Craft

12 Apes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is 12 Monkeys plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

12 MonkeysSynonym12 Apes

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4LakeStoneLighthouse
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6SmokeStoneStatue
  7. 7LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  8. 8Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  9. 9FireNew York9/11
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 129/11Dandelion9/12
  13. 139/12Earth11
  14. 1411Fire12
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18AshTreePencil
  19. 19EarthPencilDrawing
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22EngineSteamTrain
  23. 23TrainTrainTrain Station
  24. 24DrawingTrain StationArt Gallery
  25. 2512Art Gallery12 Monkeys
  26. 26PlantStoneFossil
  27. 27FireFossilDinosaur
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29DustTreeWood
  30. 30SandstormWoodSandal
  31. 31DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  32. 32LakeThesaurusSynonym
  33. 3312 MonkeysSynonym12 Apes
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Smoke + Stone→ Statue7Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty8Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York9Fire + New York→ 9/1110Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Wind→ Dandelion129/11 + Dandelion→ 9/12139/12 + Earth→ 111411 + Fire→ 1215Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Fire→ Ash17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Ash + Tree→ Pencil19Earth + Pencil→ Drawing20Fire + Water→ Steam21Fire + Steam→ Engine22Engine + Steam→ Train23Train + Train→ Train Station24Drawing + Train Station→ Art Gallery2512 + Art Gallery→ 12 Monkeys26Plant + Stone→ Fossil27Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Dust + Tree→ Wood30Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal31Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus32Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym3312 Monkeys + Synonym→ 12 Apes

12 Apes at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% 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 12 Apes in Infinite Craft?

Combine 12 Monkeys with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 12 Apes?

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

Is 12 Apes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 12 Apes?

Only one known combination produces 12 Apes.

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