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How to Make John Penguin in Infinite Craft

John Penguin is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is John Space plus Penguin Prison. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

John SpacePenguin PrisonJohn Penguin

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DandelionDustWish
  5. 5WaterWishGenie
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthEngineTractor
  9. 9GenieTractorJohn Deere
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11SmokeWaterFog
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13FogTreeGhost
  14. 14EngineEngineRocket
  15. 15GhostRocketSpace Ghost
  16. 16John DeereSpace GhostJohn Space
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18LakeWaterOcean
  19. 19OceanWaterFish
  20. 20FishWindFlying Fish
  21. 21EarthFlying FishBird
  22. 22BirdWaterPenguin
  23. 23EarthSteamMud
  24. 24FireMudBrick
  25. 25WindWindTornado
  26. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EarthTsunamiIsland
  28. 28BrickIslandPrison
  29. 29DustPrisonPrisoner
  30. 30PenguinPrisonerPenguin Prison
  31. 31John SpacePenguin PrisonJohn Penguin
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish5Water + Wishโ†’ Genie6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor9Genie + Tractorโ†’ John Deere10Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke11Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Fog + Treeโ†’ Ghost14Engine + Engineโ†’ Rocket15Ghost + Rocketโ†’ Space Ghost16John Deere + Space Ghostโ†’ John Space17Water + Waterโ†’ Lake18Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean19Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish20Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish21Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird22Bird + Waterโ†’ Penguin23Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud24Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick25Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado26Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami27Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island28Brick + Islandโ†’ Prison29Dust + Prisonโ†’ Prisoner30Penguin + Prisonerโ†’ Penguin Prison31John Space + Penguin Prisonโ†’ John Penguin

John Penguin at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Penguin in Infinite Craft?

Combine John Space with Penguin Prison. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Penguin?

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

Is John Penguin hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John Penguin?

Only one known combination produces John Penguin.

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