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How to Make John Henry Was in Infinite Craft

John Henry Was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is John Henry plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

John HenryPast TenseJohn Henry Was

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 552 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSandHourglass
  17. 17FireHourglassTime
  18. 18AshTimeHistory
  19. 19GlassSteamMirror
  20. 20HistoryMirrorPast
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  24. 24FogPlantMushroom
  25. 25EarthMushroomToadstool
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionPlantWeed
  28. 28ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  29. 29DustWindSandstorm
  30. 30SandstormWaterOasis
  31. 31OasisPlantDate
  32. 32DateWaterDating
  33. 33DatingEarthMarriage
  34. 34EarthMarriageDivorce
  35. 35DandelionDustWish
  36. 36WaterWishGenie
  37. 37DivorceGenieSingle
  38. 38Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  39. 39PastTriplePast Tense
  40. 40John HenryPast TenseJohn Henry Was
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Tornado + Water→ Tsunami4Earth + Tsunami→ Island5Earth + Island→ Continent6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Steam→ Train9Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad10Hurricane + Transcontinental Railroad→ John Henry11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Sand→ Hourglass17Fire + Hourglass→ Time18Ash + Time→ History19Glass + Steam→ Mirror20History + Mirror→ Past21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Earth + Water→ Plant24Fog + Plant→ Mushroom25Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Plant→ Weed28Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom29Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm30Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis31Oasis + Plant→ Date32Date + Water→ Dating33Dating + Earth→ Marriage34Earth + Marriage→ Divorce35Dandelion + Dust→ Wish36Water + Wish→ Genie37Divorce + Genie→ Single38Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple39Past + Triple→ Past Tense40John Henry + Past Tense→ John Henry Was

Other ways to make John Henry Was

2 combinations are known to produce John Henry Was. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce John Henry Was
FirstSecondResult
John HenryPast TenseJohn Henry Was
John HenryPast tenseJohn Henry Was

John Henry Was at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Henry Was in Infinite Craft?

Combine John Henry with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Henry Was?

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

Is John Henry Was hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John Henry Was?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce John Henry Was, 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.