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How to Make Ancient Protein in Infinite Craft

Ancient Protein is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Cerium Protein. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramCerium ProteinAncient Protein

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17EarthMudClay
  18. 18ClayWaterPottery
  19. 19FirePotteryCeramic
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoWaterTsunami
  22. 22EarthTsunamiIsland
  23. 23EarthIslandContinent
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionWaterWine
  26. 26ContinentWineEurope
  27. 27FireFireVolcano
  28. 28DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30PlantWeedPot
  31. 31FireworksPotPotassium
  32. 32EuropePotassiumEuropium
  33. 33CeramicEuropiumCerium
  34. 34EarthWindDust
  35. 35DustEarthPlanet
  36. 36FirePlanetSun
  37. 37FireSunSolar
  38. 38PlantSolarOxygen
  39. 39OxygenWaterHydrogen
  40. 40CeriumHydrogenCerium Hydride
  41. 41FireSandGlass
  42. 42EarthGlassBottle
  43. 43SandWaterBeach
  44. 44BeachSteamSauna
  45. 45SaunaWaterSweat
  46. 46FireSteamEngine
  47. 47EngineSteamTrain
  48. 48SweatTrainGym
  49. 49BottleGymProtein
  50. 50Cerium HydrideProteinCerium Protein
  51. 51AnagramCerium ProteinAncient Protein
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Fire + Water→ Steam16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Earth + Mud→ Clay18Clay + Water→ Pottery19Fire + Pottery→ Ceramic20Wind + Wind→ Tornado21Tornado + Water→ Tsunami22Earth + Tsunami→ Island23Earth + Island→ Continent24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Water→ Wine26Continent + Wine→ Europe27Fire + Fire→ Volcano28Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks29Dandelion + Plant→ Weed30Plant + Weed→ Pot31Fireworks + Pot→ Potassium32Europe + Potassium→ Europium33Ceramic + Europium→ Cerium34Earth + Wind→ Dust35Dust + Earth→ Planet36Fire + Planet→ Sun37Fire + Sun→ Solar38Plant + Solar→ Oxygen39Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen40Cerium + Hydrogen→ Cerium Hydride41Fire + Sand→ Glass42Earth + Glass→ Bottle43Sand + Water→ Beach44Beach + Steam→ Sauna45Sauna + Water→ Sweat46Fire + Steam→ Engine47Engine + Steam→ Train48Sweat + Train→ Gym49Bottle + Gym→ Protein50Cerium Hydride + Protein→ Cerium Protein51Anagram + Cerium Protein→ Ancient Protein

What you can make with Ancient Protein

Ancient Protein at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
5
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient Protein in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Cerium Protein. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient Protein?

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

Is Ancient Protein hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient Protein?

Only one known combination produces Ancient Protein.

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