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How to Make Grinning Colonel in Infinite Craft

Grinning Colonel is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Colonol plus Grin. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ColonolGrinGrinning Colonel

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EngineEngineRocket
  8. 8EngineRocketSpace Ship
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustEarthPlanet
  11. 11PlanetSteamSteampunk
  12. 12Space ShipSteampunkSteam Ship
  13. 13ContinentSteam ShipColonization
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16EarthWaterPlant
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19SmokeWeedHigh
  20. 20DustEngineVacuum
  21. 21HighVacuumLow
  22. 22LakeLowLol
  23. 23ColonizationLolColonol
  24. 24PlantSteamTea
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainMountainMountain Range
  27. 27Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  28. 28TeaTea PartyMad Hatter
  29. 29FireMad HatterCheshire Cat
  30. 30EarthSteamMud
  31. 31Cheshire CatMudGrin
  32. 32ColonolGrinGrinning Colonel
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Engine→ Rocket8Engine + Rocket→ Space Ship9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Dust + Earth→ Planet11Planet + Steam→ Steampunk12Space Ship + Steampunk→ Steam Ship13Continent + Steam Ship→ Colonization14Water + Water→ Lake15Fire + Wind→ Smoke16Earth + Water→ Plant17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Smoke + Weed→ High20Dust + Engine→ Vacuum21High + Vacuum→ Low22Lake + Low→ Lol23Colonization + Lol→ Colonol24Plant + Steam→ Tea25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range27Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party28Tea + Tea Party→ Mad Hatter29Fire + Mad Hatter→ Cheshire Cat30Earth + Steam→ Mud31Cheshire Cat + Mud→ Grin32Colonol + Grin→ Grinning Colonel

Grinning Colonel at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Grinning Colonel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Colonol with Grin. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Grinning Colonel?

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

Is Grinning Colonel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Grinning Colonel?

Only one known combination produces Grinning Colonel.

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