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How to Make APL in Infinite Craft

APL is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Acronym plus Piston Lama. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AcronymPiston LamaAPL

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 463 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21LakePlantLily
  22. 22MountainMountainMountain Range
  23. 23LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  24. 24HimalayasLakeDalai Lama
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleEarthHole
  30. 30EngineHolePiston
  31. 31Dalai LamaPistonPiston Lama
  32. 32AcronymPiston LamaAPL
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Lake + Plant→ Lily22Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range23Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas24Himalayas + Lake→ Dalai Lama25Fire + Water→ Steam26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Earth→ Hole30Engine + Hole→ Piston31Dalai Lama + Piston→ Piston Lama32Acronym + Piston Lama→ APL

Other ways to make APL

3 combinations are known to produce APL. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce APL
FirstSecondResult
AcronymPenguin Of LibertyAPL
ACRONYMPenguin Of LibertyAPL
AcronymPiston LamaAPL

What you can make with APL

APL at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to APL, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make APL in Infinite Craft?

Combine Acronym with Piston Lama. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make APL?

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

Is APL hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make APL?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce APL, and the shortest route is shown above.

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