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How to Make John Blue in Infinite Craft

John Blue is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Blue John. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramBlue JohnJohn Blue

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16MountainRiverCanyon
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18LakeWaterOcean
  19. 19OceanWaterFish
  20. 20EarthFishWhale
  21. 21CanyonWhaleBlue Whale
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23SteamWindCloud
  24. 24CloudWaterRain
  25. 25Blue WhaleRainBlue Rain
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustWhaleSperm
  28. 28EarthTreeForest
  29. 29ForestForestJungle
  30. 30FireFireVolcano
  31. 31JungleVolcanoTarzan
  32. 32SpermTarzanJohn
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34DustWindSandstorm
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37SandstormStoneSphinx
  38. 38FogSphinxRiddle
  39. 39RiddleWindAnswer
  40. 40AnswerSteamQuestion
  41. 41FireSandGlass
  42. 42GlassSandHourglass
  43. 43FireHourglassTime
  44. 44QuestionTimeWhen
  45. 45JohnWhenJohn Wen
  46. 46Blue RainJohn WenBlue John
  47. 47AnagramBlue JohnJohn Blue
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Mountain + River→ Canyon17Water + Water→ Lake18Lake + Water→ Ocean19Ocean + Water→ Fish20Earth + Fish→ Whale21Canyon + Whale→ Blue Whale22Fire + Water→ Steam23Steam + Wind→ Cloud24Cloud + Water→ Rain25Blue Whale + Rain→ Blue Rain26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Dust + Whale→ Sperm28Earth + Tree→ Forest29Forest + Forest→ Jungle30Fire + Fire→ Volcano31Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan32Sperm + Tarzan→ John33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx38Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle39Riddle + Wind→ Answer40Answer + Steam→ Question41Fire + Sand→ Glass42Glass + Sand→ Hourglass43Fire + Hourglass→ Time44Question + Time→ When45John + When→ John Wen46Blue Rain + John Wen→ Blue John47Anagram + Blue John→ John Blue

John Blue at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

Similar effort to John Blue, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Blue in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Blue John. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Blue?

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

Is John Blue hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John Blue?

Only one known combination produces John Blue.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.