Home / Recipes / Genus ๐ฌ How to Make Genus in Infinite CraftGenus 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
๐งฌ Gene+ ๐ Surname= ๐ฌ Genus
Marathon 29 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 50 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce Genus, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Genus is close to a dead end. It feeds only 2 onward combinations, so it is more of a collectible than a building block. Its crafting depth of 50 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.
1 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave2 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฅ Glass4 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฅ Glass= ๐ Lens5 ๐ Lens+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฌ Microscope6 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado7 ๐ฌ Microscope+ ๐ช๏ธ Tornado= ๐งฌ DNA8 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ Lens= ๐ Magnifying Glass9 ๐งฌ DNA+ ๐ Magnifying Glass= ๐งฌ Gene10 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust11 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam12 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine13 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Engine= ๐ Tractor14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Farm15 ๐ Farm+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Rice16 ๐ Rice+ ๐ช๏ธ Tornado= ๐ Rice Krispies17 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Rice Krispies= ๐ป Snap18 ๐ Earth+ ๐ป Snap= ๐ท Photo19 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ท Photo= ๐๏ธ Fingerprint20 ๐๏ธ Fingerprint+ ๐ท Photo= ๐ง๐ฝ๐ฉ Identity21 ๐๏ธ Sand+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Beach22 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Glass= ๐พ Bottle23 ๐๏ธ Beach+ ๐พ Bottle= ๐ฌ Message24 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฌ Message= ๐ Letter25 ๐ Letter+ ๐ Letter= ๐ Word26 ๐ง๐ฝ๐ฉ Identity+ ๐ Word= ๐ Name27 ๐ Rice+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Rice Paddy28 ๐ Name+ ๐ Rice Paddy= ๐ Surname29 ๐งฌ Gene+ ๐ Surname= ๐ฌ GenusCrafting tree 1 Water + Wind โ Wave 2 Earth + Wave โ Sand 3 Fire + Sand โ Glass 4 Fire + Glass โ Lens 5 Lens + Water โ Microscope 6 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 7 Microscope + Tornado โ DNA 8 Fire + Lens โ Magnifying Glass 9 DNA + Magnifying Glass โ Gene 10 Earth + Wind โ Dust 11 Fire + Water โ Steam 12 Fire + Steam โ Engine 13 Earth + Engine โ Tractor 14 Earth + Tractor โ Farm 15 Farm + Water โ Rice 16 Rice + Tornado โ Rice Krispies 17 Earth + Rice Krispies โ Snap 18 Earth + Snap โ Photo 19 Dust + Photo โ Fingerprint 20 Fingerprint + Photo โ Identity 21 Sand + Water โ Beach 22 Earth + Glass โ Bottle 23 Beach + Bottle โ Message 24 Earth + Message โ Letter 25 Letter + Letter โ Word 26 Identity + Word โ Name 27 Rice + Tractor โ Rice Paddy 28 Name + Rice Paddy โ Surname 29 Gene + Surname โ Genus
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Other ways to make Genus 2 combinations are known to produce Genus. Here are 2 of them.
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 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .