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How to Make Confucius Does in Infinite Craft

Confucius Does is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Confucius Says plus Confucius Says. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Confucius SaysConfucius SaysConfucius Does

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5FarmWaterRice
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8SandWaterBeach
  9. 9FireSandGlass
  10. 10EarthGlassBottle
  11. 11BeachBottleMessage
  12. 12MessageWindWhisper
  13. 13RiceWhisperConfucius
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16PlantWaterSwamp
  17. 17DandelionSwampFrog
  18. 18FireFrogBoiling Frog
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21Boiling FrogPlanetKermit
  22. 22PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  23. 23KermitVenus FlytrapKermit the Frog
  24. 24SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  25. 25Kermit the FrogSwamp ThingSwamp Kermit
  26. 26FrogSwamp Kermitthe
  27. 27ConfuciustheConfucius Says
  28. 28Confucius SaysConfucius SaysConfucius Does
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor4Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm5Farm + Waterโ†’ Rice6Water + Windโ†’ Wave7Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand8Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach9Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass10Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle11Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message12Message + Windโ†’ Whisper13Rice + Whisperโ†’ Confucius14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion16Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp17Dandelion + Swampโ†’ Frog18Fire + Frogโ†’ Boiling Frog19Earth + Windโ†’ Dust20Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet21Boiling Frog + Planetโ†’ Kermit22Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap23Kermit + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Kermit the Frog24Swamp + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Swamp Thing25Kermit the Frog + Swamp Thingโ†’ Swamp Kermit26Frog + Swamp Kermitโ†’ the27Confucius + theโ†’ Confucius Says28Confucius Says + Confucius Saysโ†’ Confucius Does

Confucius Does at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

Similar effort to Confucius Does, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Confucius Does in Infinite Craft?

Combine Confucius Says with Confucius Says. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Confucius Does?

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

Is Confucius Does hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Confucius Does?

Only one known combination produces Confucius Does.

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