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How to Make John was in Infinite Craft

John was is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Everyjohn plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EveryjohnPast TenseJohn was

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 902 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6EngineWindWindmill
  7. 7MudWindmillPig
  8. 8PigWindFlying Pig
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14EarthPaperMap
  15. 15FogMapLost
  16. 16Flying PigLostNever
  17. 17CarNeverAlways
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22SandWineSandwich
  23. 23EngineSandwichSandwitch
  24. 24AlwaysSandwitchEvery
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28OceanWaterFish
  29. 29EarthFishWhale
  30. 30DustWhaleSperm
  31. 31EarthTreeForest
  32. 32ForestForestJungle
  33. 33FireFireVolcano
  34. 34JungleVolcanoTarzan
  35. 35SpermTarzanJohn
  36. 36EveryJohnEveryjohn
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38FireSandGlass
  39. 39GlassSandHourglass
  40. 40FireHourglassTime
  41. 41AshTimeHistory
  42. 42GlassSteamMirror
  43. 43HistoryMirrorPast
  44. 44FogPlantMushroom
  45. 45EarthMushroomToadstool
  46. 46DandelionPlantWeed
  47. 47ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  48. 48DustWindSandstorm
  49. 49SandstormWaterOasis
  50. 50OasisPlantDate
  51. 51DateWaterDating
  52. 52DatingEarthMarriage
  53. 53EarthMarriageDivorce
  54. 54DandelionDustWish
  55. 55WaterWishGenie
  56. 56DivorceGenieSingle
  57. 57Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  58. 58PastTriplePast Tense
  59. 59EveryjohnPast TenseJohn was
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Engine + Wind→ Windmill7Mud + Windmill→ Pig8Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Earth + Paper→ Map15Fog + Map→ Lost16Flying Pig + Lost→ Never17Car + Never→ Always18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Water→ Wine22Sand + Wine→ Sandwich23Engine + Sandwich→ Sandwitch24Always + Sandwitch→ Every25Earth + Wind→ Dust26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Water→ Ocean28Ocean + Water→ Fish29Earth + Fish→ Whale30Dust + Whale→ Sperm31Earth + Tree→ Forest32Forest + Forest→ Jungle33Fire + Fire→ Volcano34Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan35Sperm + Tarzan→ John36Every + John→ Everyjohn37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Fire + Sand→ Glass39Glass + Sand→ Hourglass40Fire + Hourglass→ Time41Ash + Time→ History42Glass + Steam→ Mirror43History + Mirror→ Past44Fog + Plant→ Mushroom45Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool46Dandelion + Plant→ Weed47Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom48Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm49Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis50Oasis + Plant→ Date51Date + Water→ Dating52Dating + Earth→ Marriage53Earth + Marriage→ Divorce54Dandelion + Dust→ Wish55Water + Wish→ Genie56Divorce + Genie→ Single57Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple58Past + Triple→ Past Tense59Everyjohn + Past Tense→ John was

Other ways to make John was

2 combinations are known to produce John was. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce John was
FirstSecondResult
EveryjohnPast TenseJohn was
EveryjohnPast tenseJohn was

John was at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
90
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 59 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make John was in Infinite Craft?

Combine Everyjohn with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John was?

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

Is John was hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John was?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce John 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.