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How to Make Genus in Infinite Craft

Genus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Gene plus Surname. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

GeneSurnameGenus

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 502 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5LensWaterMicroscope
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7MicroscopeTornadoDNA
  8. 8FireLensMagnifying Glass
  9. 9DNAMagnifying GlassGene
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EarthEngineTractor
  14. 14EarthTractorFarm
  15. 15FarmWaterRice
  16. 16RiceTornadoRice Krispies
  17. 17EarthRice KrispiesSnap
  18. 18EarthSnapPhoto
  19. 19DustPhotoFingerprint
  20. 20FingerprintPhotoIdentity
  21. 21SandWaterBeach
  22. 22EarthGlassBottle
  23. 23BeachBottleMessage
  24. 24EarthMessageLetter
  25. 25LetterLetterWord
  26. 26IdentityWordName
  27. 27RiceTractorRice Paddy
  28. 28NameRice PaddySurname
  29. 29GeneSurnameGenus
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens5Lens + Waterโ†’ Microscope6Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado7Microscope + Tornadoโ†’ DNA8Fire + Lensโ†’ Magnifying Glass9DNA + Magnifying Glassโ†’ Gene10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor14Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm15Farm + Waterโ†’ Rice16Rice + Tornadoโ†’ Rice Krispies17Earth + Rice Krispiesโ†’ Snap18Earth + Snapโ†’ Photo19Dust + Photoโ†’ Fingerprint20Fingerprint + Photoโ†’ Identity21Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach22Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle23Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message24Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter25Letter + Letterโ†’ Word26Identity + Wordโ†’ Name27Rice + Tractorโ†’ Rice Paddy28Name + Rice Paddyโ†’ Surname29Gene + Surnameโ†’ Genus

Other ways to make Genus

2 combinations are known to produce Genus. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Genus
FirstSecondResult
ClassifyGeneGenus
GeneSurnameGenus

What you can make with Genus

Genus at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 29 steps

Similar effort to Genus, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Genus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Gene with Surname. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Genus?

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

Is Genus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Genus?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Genus, 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.