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How to Make Jackknife in Infinite Craft

Jackknife is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Jack plus Truck. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

JackTruckJackknife

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3SteamWaveSurf
  4. 4SurfWaveSurfer
  5. 5WindWindTornado
  6. 6TornadoWaterTsunami
  7. 7SteamTsunamiTitanic
  8. 8SurferTitanicJack
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12CarCarTruck
  13. 13JackTruckJackknife
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf4Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer5Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado6Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami7Steam + Tsunamiโ†’ Titanic8Surfer + Titanicโ†’ Jack9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Engine + Plantโ†’ Car12Car + Carโ†’ Truck13Jack + Truckโ†’ Jackknife

Other ways to make Jackknife

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

Alternative combinations that produce Jackknife
FirstSecondResult
JackKnifeJackknife
JackTruckJackknife
TiltingTractor TrailerJackknife

What you can make with Jackknife

Jackknife at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Jackknife in Infinite Craft?

Combine Jack with Truck. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Jackknife?

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

Is Jackknife hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Jackknife?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Jackknife, 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.