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How to Make John in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

SpermTarzanJohn

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1718 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5EarthFishWhale
  6. 6DustWhaleSperm
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9EarthTreeForest
  10. 10ForestForestJungle
  11. 11FireFireVolcano
  12. 12JungleVolcanoTarzan
  13. 13SpermTarzanJohn
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Water + Waterโ†’ Lake3Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean4Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish5Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale6Dust + Whaleโ†’ Sperm7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree9Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest10Forest + Forestโ†’ Jungle11Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano12Jungle + Volcanoโ†’ Tarzan13Sperm + Tarzanโ†’ John

Other ways to make John

18 combinations are known to produce John. Here are 18 of them.

What you can make with John

John at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
18
ways to make it
Used in
66
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John in Infinite Craft?

Combine Sperm with Tarzan. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John?

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

Is John 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 John?

Yes. 18 combinations are known to produce John, 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.