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How to Make John Henrys in Infinite Craft

John Henrys is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is John Henry plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

John HenryPluralJohn Henrys

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 37

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 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. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13ContinentSurfAustralia
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17AustraliaSnowNo
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20NoOceanNot
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustEngineVacuum
  23. 23FireVacuumBlack Hole
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25NotSingularityPlural
  26. 26John HenryPluralJohn Henrys
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 Henry11Water + Wind→ Wave12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Continent + Surf→ Australia14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Australia + Snow→ No18Water + Water→ Lake19Lake + Water→ Ocean20No + Ocean→ Not21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Engine→ Vacuum23Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Not + Singularity→ Plural26John Henry + Plural→ John Henrys

John Henrys at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Henrys in Infinite Craft?

Combine John Henry with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Henrys?

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

Is John Henrys hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John Henrys?

Only one known combination produces John Henrys.

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