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How to Make Barnacle John in Infinite Craft

Barnacle John is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Barnacle plus John Carnacena. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BarnacleJohn CarnacenaBarnacle John

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3LakeMountainFjord
  4. 4FireFireVolcano
  5. 5FjordVolcanoIceland
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7IcelandPlantLichen
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10EarthFishWhale
  11. 11LichenWhaleBarnacle
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EnginePlantCar
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17PlantSandCactus
  18. 18CactusFireSaguaro
  19. 19CarSaguaroCactus Car
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21FireSandGlass
  22. 22GlassWindWindow
  23. 23TornadoWindowBroken Window
  24. 24GlassMountainCrystal
  25. 25CrystalTornadoCrystal Ball
  26. 26Broken WindowCrystal BallPsychic
  27. 27Cactus CarPsychicCarnac
  28. 28EarthWindDust
  29. 29DustPlantPollen
  30. 30PollenWaterHoney
  31. 31FireHoneyBee
  32. 32HoneyMountainBear
  33. 33PlantSteamTea
  34. 34EarthTeaTeapot
  35. 35TeapotWindKettle
  36. 36KettleSteamWhistle
  37. 37EarthWhistleReferee
  38. 38BearRefereeWrestling
  39. 39EarthWrestlingWWE
  40. 40BeeWWEJohn Cena
  41. 41CarnacJohn CenaJohn Carnacena
  42. 42BarnacleJohn CarnacenaBarnacle John
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain3Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord4Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano5Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Iceland + Plantโ†’ Lichen8Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean9Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish10Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale11Lichen + Whaleโ†’ Barnacle12Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam13Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine14Engine + Plantโ†’ Car15Water + Windโ†’ Wave16Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand17Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus18Cactus + Fireโ†’ Saguaro19Car + Saguaroโ†’ Cactus Car20Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado21Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass22Glass + Windโ†’ Window23Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window24Glass + Mountainโ†’ Crystal25Crystal + Tornadoโ†’ Crystal Ball26Broken Window + Crystal Ballโ†’ Psychic27Cactus Car + Psychicโ†’ Carnac28Earth + Windโ†’ Dust29Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen30Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey31Fire + Honeyโ†’ Bee32Honey + Mountainโ†’ Bear33Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea34Earth + Teaโ†’ Teapot35Teapot + Windโ†’ Kettle36Kettle + Steamโ†’ Whistle37Earth + Whistleโ†’ Referee38Bear + Refereeโ†’ Wrestling39Earth + Wrestlingโ†’ WWE40Bee + WWEโ†’ John Cena41Carnac + John Cenaโ†’ John Carnacena42Barnacle + John Carnacenaโ†’ Barnacle John

Barnacle John at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% 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 Barnacle John in Infinite Craft?

Combine Barnacle with John Carnacena. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Barnacle John?

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

Is Barnacle John hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Barnacle John?

Only one known combination produces Barnacle John.

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