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How to Make John The Alligator in Infinite Craft

John The Alligator is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is John The Swamp plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

John The SwampThesaurusJohn The Alligator

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 45

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7TelescopeWaveRadio
  8. 8DustRadioDusty Springfield
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10Dusty SpringfieldPlantSon of a Preacher Man
  11. 11FireSon of a Preacher ManJohn The Baptist
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EngineWindWindmill
  15. 15WindWindmillElectricity
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17LakeWaterOcean
  18. 18OceanWaterFish
  19. 19ElectricityFishEel
  20. 20EarthSteamMud
  21. 21FireFishSushi
  22. 22MudSushiMuddy Sushi
  23. 23EelMuddy SushiSlimy Sushi
  24. 24John The BaptistSlimy SushiJohn The Sushi
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26John The SushiSwampJohn The Swamp
  27. 27EarthFireLava
  28. 28LavaWaterStone
  29. 29PlantStoneFossil
  30. 30FireFossilDinosaur
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33DustTreeWood
  34. 34SandstormWoodSandal
  35. 35DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  36. 36John The SwampThesaurusJohn The Alligator
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Telescope + Wave→ Radio8Dust + Radio→ Dusty Springfield9Earth + Water→ Plant10Dusty Springfield + Plant→ Son of a Preacher Man11Fire + Son of a Preacher Man→ John The Baptist12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Engine + Wind→ Windmill15Wind + Windmill→ Electricity16Water + Water→ Lake17Lake + Water→ Ocean18Ocean + Water→ Fish19Electricity + Fish→ Eel20Earth + Steam→ Mud21Fire + Fish→ Sushi22Mud + Sushi→ Muddy Sushi23Eel + Muddy Sushi→ Slimy Sushi24John The Baptist + Slimy Sushi→ John The Sushi25Plant + Water→ Swamp26John The Sushi + Swamp→ John The Swamp27Earth + Fire→ Lava28Lava + Water→ Stone29Plant + Stone→ Fossil30Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Earth + Plant→ Tree33Dust + Tree→ Wood34Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal35Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus36John The Swamp + Thesaurus→ John The Alligator

John The Alligator at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John The Alligator in Infinite Craft?

Combine John The Swamp with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John The Alligator?

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

Is John The Alligator hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John The Alligator?

Only one known combination produces John The Alligator.

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