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How to Make Monkey-in-the-box in Infinite Craft

Monkey-in-the-box is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Jack-in-the-Box plus Monkey. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Jack-in-the-BoxMonkeyMonkey-in-the-box

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 223 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3SteamWaveSurf
  4. 4SurfWaveSurfer
  5. 5WindWindTornado
  6. 6TornadoWaterTsunami
  7. 7SteamTsunamiTitanic
  8. 8SurferTitanicJack
  9. 9JackTornadoJack-in-the-Box
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13EarthTreeForest
  14. 14ForestForestJungle
  15. 15DustJungleMonkey
  16. 16Jack-in-the-BoxMonkeyMonkey-in-the-box
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Water + Wind→ Wave3Steam + Wave→ Surf4Surf + Wave→ Surfer5Wind + Wind→ Tornado6Tornado + Water→ Tsunami7Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic8Surfer + Titanic→ Jack9Jack + Tornado→ Jack-in-the-Box10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Earth + Water→ Plant12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Earth + Tree→ Forest14Forest + Forest→ Jungle15Dust + Jungle→ Monkey16Jack-in-the-Box + Monkey→ Monkey-in-the-box

Other ways to make Monkey-in-the-box

3 combinations are known to produce Monkey-in-the-box. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Monkey-in-the-box
FirstSecondResult
Jack-in-the-BoxMonkeyMonkey-in-the-box
Jack-in-the-boxMonkeyMonkey-in-the-box
Che Monkey-in-the-boxSingularMonkey-in-the-box

Monkey-in-the-box at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Monkey-in-the-box, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Monkey-in-the-box in Infinite Craft?

Combine Jack-in-the-Box with Monkey. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Monkey-in-the-box?

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

Is Monkey-in-the-box hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Monkey-in-the-box?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Monkey-in-the-box, 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.