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How to Make Hotei in Infinite Craft

Hotei is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hippopotamus plus Jail Buddha. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HippopotamusJail BuddhaHotei

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 243 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3SteamWindCloud
  4. 4CloudWaterRain
  5. 5RainWaterRainbow
  6. 6FireFireVolcano
  7. 7RainbowVolcanoUnicorn
  8. 8MudUnicornHippopotamus
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11PlantSmokeIncense
  12. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13IncenseMountainBuddha
  14. 14FireMudBrick
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18BrickIslandPrison
  19. 19BuddhaPrisonJail Buddha
  20. 20HippopotamusJail BuddhaHotei
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Steam + Wind→ Cloud4Cloud + Water→ Rain5Rain + Water→ Rainbow6Fire + Fire→ Volcano7Rainbow + Volcano→ Unicorn8Mud + Unicorn→ Hippopotamus9Earth + Water→ Plant10Fire + Wind→ Smoke11Plant + Smoke→ Incense12Earth + Earth→ Mountain13Incense + Mountain→ Buddha14Fire + Mud→ Brick15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunami→ Island18Brick + Island→ Prison19Buddha + Prison→ Jail Buddha20Hippopotamus + Jail Buddha→ Hotei

Other ways to make Hotei

3 combinations are known to produce Hotei. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hotei
FirstSecondResult
HippopotamusJail BuddhaHotei
HeHotelHotei
Crocodile BuddhaGreen LightHotei

What you can make with Hotei

Hotei at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hotei in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hippopotamus with Jail Buddha. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hotei?

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

Is Hotei hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hotei?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Hotei, 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.