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How to Make Jack-in-the-box in Infinite Craft

Jack-in-the-box sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Engine plus Jack.

The final combination

EngineJackJack-in-the-box

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 14163 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4SteamWaveSurf
  5. 5SurfWaveSurfer
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7TornadoWaterTsunami
  8. 8SteamTsunamiTitanic
  9. 9SurferTitanicJack
  10. 10EngineJackJack-in-the-box
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf5Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer6Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado7Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami8Steam + Tsunamiโ†’ Titanic9Surfer + Titanicโ†’ Jack10Engine + Jackโ†’ Jack-in-the-box

Other ways to make Jack-in-the-box

163 combinations are known to produce Jack-in-the-box. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Jack-in-the-box
FirstSecondResult
SmokeWind-upJack-in-the-box
BoxGhostJack-in-the-box
Souped-upSpringJack-in-the-box
AntelopeBoxJack-in-the-box
BoxSpringJack-in-the-box
CannonballJackJack-in-the-box
CarnivalSeedpodJack-in-the-box
ColossusPumpJack-in-the-box
HoleJackJack-in-the-box
MetalPumpJack-in-the-box
PumpRabbitJack-in-the-box
AtlantisJack-in-the-BoxJack-in-the-box
BabyJackJack-in-the-box
BarrelClownJack-in-the-box
Bouncy StonePistonJack-in-the-box
CarnivalJackJack-in-the-box
ConfettiJackJack-in-the-box
DustpanJackJack-in-the-box
HammerSpringJack-in-the-box
JackPrometheusJack-in-the-box
JackTimeJack-in-the-box
Jack-in-the-fogWaterJack-in-the-box
BlueprintJackJack-in-the-box
Candy CanePistonJack-in-the-box
HoleJacksJack-in-the-box

What you can make with Jack-in-the-box

Jack-in-the-box at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
14
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
163
ways to make it
Used in
99
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Jack-in-the-box in Infinite Craft?

Combine Engine with Jack. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Jack-in-the-box?

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

Is Jack-in-the-box hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Jack-in-the-box?

Yes. 163 combinations are known to produce Jack-in-the-box, 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.