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How to Make John Wen in Infinite Craft

John Wen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is John plus When. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

JohnWhenJohn Wen

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 37

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 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
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17EarthFireLava
  18. 18LavaWaterStone
  19. 19SandstormStoneSphinx
  20. 20FogSphinxRiddle
  21. 21RiddleWindAnswer
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23AnswerSteamQuestion
  24. 24WaterWindWave
  25. 25EarthWaveSand
  26. 26FireSandGlass
  27. 27GlassSandHourglass
  28. 28FireHourglassTime
  29. 29QuestionTimeWhen
  30. 30JohnWhenJohn Wen
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Earth + Fish→ Whale6Dust + Whale→ Sperm7Earth + Water→ Plant8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Earth + Tree→ Forest10Forest + Forest→ Jungle11Fire + Fire→ Volcano12Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan13Sperm + Tarzan→ John14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Smoke + Water→ Fog16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Earth + Fire→ Lava18Lava + Water→ Stone19Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx20Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle21Riddle + Wind→ Answer22Fire + Water→ Steam23Answer + Steam→ Question24Water + Wind→ Wave25Earth + Wave→ Sand26Fire + Sand→ Glass27Glass + Sand→ Hourglass28Fire + Hourglass→ Time29Question + Time→ When30John + When→ John Wen

What you can make with John Wen

John Wen at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Wen in Infinite Craft?

Combine John with When. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Wen?

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

Is John Wen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John Wen?

Only one known combination produces John Wen.

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