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How to Make Expensive Penguin in Infinite Craft

Expensive Penguin is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cheap Penguin plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cheap PenguinOppositeExpensive Penguin

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 68

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6SandWineSandwich
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshPlantTobacco
  10. 10SandwichTobaccoCuban
  11. 11CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13DandelionDustWish
  14. 14TreeWishMoney
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16PlantWaterSwamp
  17. 17PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  18. 18RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21SurfWindSurfing
  22. 22AmazonSurfingShopping
  23. 23MoneyShoppingShopaholic
  24. 24Che GuevaraShopaholicCheap Guevara
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28FishWindFlying Fish
  29. 29EarthFlying FishBird
  30. 30BirdWaterPenguin
  31. 31WindWineBalloon
  32. 32BalloonDustDust Bunny
  33. 33Dust BunnySteamSteam Bunny
  34. 34PenguinSteam BunnyPenguin Bunny
  35. 35Cheap GuevaraPenguin BunnyCheap Penguin
  36. 36FireSwampDragon
  37. 37AshFirePhoenix
  38. 38DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  39. 39Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  40. 40Cheap PenguinOppositeExpensive Penguin
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Sand + Wine→ Sandwich7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Ash + Plant→ Tobacco10Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban11Cuban + Dandelion→ Che Guevara12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Dandelion + Dust→ Wish14Tree + Wish→ Money15Tree + Water→ River16Plant + Water→ Swamp17Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap18River + Venus Flytrap→ Amazon19Fire + Water→ Steam20Steam + Wave→ Surf21Surf + Wind→ Surfing22Amazon + Surfing→ Shopping23Money + Shopping→ Shopaholic24Che Guevara + Shopaholic→ Cheap Guevara25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish29Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird30Bird + Water→ Penguin31Wind + Wine→ Balloon32Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny33Dust Bunny + Steam→ Steam Bunny34Penguin + Steam Bunny→ Penguin Bunny35Cheap Guevara + Penguin Bunny→ Cheap Penguin36Fire + Swamp→ Dragon37Ash + Fire→ Phoenix38Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang39Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite40Cheap Penguin + Opposite→ Expensive Penguin

Expensive Penguin at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Expensive Penguin in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cheap Penguin with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Expensive Penguin?

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

Is Expensive Penguin hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Expensive Penguin?

Only one known combination produces Expensive Penguin.

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