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How to Make Bayou in Infinite Craft

Bayou sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Son of a Preacher Man plus Swamp.

The final combination

Son of a Preacher ManSwampBayou

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1513 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7TelescopeWaveRadio
  8. 8DustRadioDusty Springfield
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10Dusty SpringfieldPlantSon of a Preacher Man
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12Son of a Preacher ManSwampBayou
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Telescope + Wave→ Radio8Dust + Radio→ Dusty Springfield9Earth + Water→ Plant10Dusty Springfield + Plant→ Son of a Preacher Man11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Son of a Preacher Man + Swamp→ Bayou

Other ways to make Bayou

13 combinations are known to produce Bayou. Here are 13 of them.

What you can make with Bayou

Bayou at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
13
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bayou in Infinite Craft?

Combine Son of a Preacher Man with Swamp. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bayou?

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

Is Bayou hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bayou?

Yes. 13 combinations are known to produce Bayou, 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.