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How to Make Blue John in Infinite Craft

Blue John is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Blue Rain plus John Wen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Blue RainJohn WenBlue John

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 522 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWaterRiver
  5. 5MountainRiverCanyon
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9EarthFishWhale
  10. 10CanyonWhaleBlue Whale
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12SteamWindCloud
  13. 13CloudWaterRain
  14. 14Blue WhaleRainBlue Rain
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWhaleSperm
  17. 17EarthTreeForest
  18. 18ForestForestJungle
  19. 19FireFireVolcano
  20. 20JungleVolcanoTarzan
  21. 21SpermTarzanJohn
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27SandstormStoneSphinx
  28. 28FogSphinxRiddle
  29. 29RiddleWindAnswer
  30. 30AnswerSteamQuestion
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33FireSandGlass
  34. 34GlassSandHourglass
  35. 35FireHourglassTime
  36. 36QuestionTimeWhen
  37. 37JohnWhenJohn Wen
  38. 38Blue RainJohn WenBlue John
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Tree + Water→ River5Mountain + River→ Canyon6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Water→ Ocean8Ocean + Water→ Fish9Earth + Fish→ Whale10Canyon + Whale→ Blue Whale11Fire + Water→ Steam12Steam + Wind→ Cloud13Cloud + Water→ Rain14Blue Whale + Rain→ Blue Rain15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Whale→ Sperm17Earth + Tree→ Forest18Forest + Forest→ Jungle19Fire + Fire→ Volcano20Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan21Sperm + Tarzan→ John22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm25Earth + Fire→ Lava26Lava + Water→ Stone27Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx28Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle29Riddle + Wind→ Answer30Answer + Steam→ Question31Water + Wind→ Wave32Earth + Wave→ Sand33Fire + Sand→ Glass34Glass + Sand→ Hourglass35Fire + Hourglass→ Time36Question + Time→ When37John + When→ John Wen38Blue Rain + John Wen→ Blue John

Other ways to make Blue John

2 combinations are known to produce Blue John. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Blue John
FirstSecondResult
Blue RainJohn WenBlue John
BluevanadiumPhosphoriteBlue John

What you can make with Blue John

Blue John at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Blue John, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Blue John in Infinite Craft?

Combine Blue Rain with John Wen. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Blue John?

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

Is Blue John hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Blue John?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Blue John, 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.