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How to Make John Henry in Infinite Craft

John Henry 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 Hurricane plus Transcontinental Railroad.

The final combination

HurricaneTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1363 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3TornadoWaterTsunami
  4. 4EarthTsunamiIsland
  5. 5EarthIslandContinent
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineSteamTrain
  9. 9ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  10. 10HurricaneTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane3Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami4Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island5Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Engine + Steamโ†’ Train9Continent + Trainโ†’ Transcontinental Railroad10Hurricane + Transcontinental Railroadโ†’ John Henry

Other ways to make John Henry

63 combinations are known to produce John Henry. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce John Henry
FirstSecondResult
RetreadTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Lung CancerTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Dust TrollTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
TarzanTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Dustin HoffmanTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Angel of DeathTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Dust BeeTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
CreeperTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
AshTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
DisasterTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Mountain FairyTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Mountain TractorTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
TitanTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Swamp ThingTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
RustTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Mountain Dew AstronautTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Mountain GenieTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
BerserkerTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
RainTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
HulkTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
TearsTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
TearTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Dust BowlMountain TrainJohn Henry
FirefighterTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
Dust NymphTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry

What you can make with John Henry

John Henry at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
13
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
63
ways to make it
Used in
43
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Henry in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hurricane with Transcontinental Railroad. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Henry?

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

Is John Henry 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 John Henry?

Yes. 63 combinations are known to produce John Henry, 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.