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How to Make Mr. Placeholder in Infinite Craft

Mr. Placeholder is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mr. Place plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mr. PlaceThesaurusMr. Placeholder

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 912 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14CarSandstormDune Buggy
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17GlassWindWindow
  18. 18LilyWindowMonocle
  19. 19Dune BuggyMonocleMr. Bean
  20. 20LetterLetterWord
  21. 21Mr. BeanWordMr. Word
  22. 22LetterMr. WordMr. Letter
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25WindWineBalloon
  26. 26BalloonDustDust Bunny
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28FireSwampDragon
  29. 29DustFireAsh
  30. 30AshFirePhoenix
  31. 31DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  32. 32Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  33. 33Mr. LetterOppositeMr. Number
  34. 34EngineWindWindmill
  35. 35WindWindmillElectricity
  36. 36EarthEngineTractor
  37. 37ElectricityTractorCombine
  38. 38EarthPlantTree
  39. 39TreeWaterRiver
  40. 40RiverTreePaper
  41. 41EarthPaperMap
  42. 42EngineMapGPS
  43. 43CombineGPSLocation
  44. 44LakeLocationPlace
  45. 45Mr. NumberPlaceMr. Place
  46. 46EarthFireLava
  47. 47LavaWaterStone
  48. 48PlantStoneFossil
  49. 49FireFossilDinosaur
  50. 50DustTreeWood
  51. 51SandstormWoodSandal
  52. 52DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  53. 53Mr. PlaceThesaurusMr. Placeholder
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Earth + Water→ Plant11Engine + Plant→ Car12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Car + Sandstorm→ Dune Buggy15Water + Water→ Lake16Lake + Plant→ Lily17Glass + Wind→ Window18Lily + Window→ Monocle19Dune Buggy + Monocle→ Mr. Bean20Letter + Letter→ Word21Mr. Bean + Word→ Mr. Word22Letter + Mr. Word→ Mr. Letter23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Wind + Wine→ Balloon26Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Fire + Swamp→ Dragon29Dust + Fire→ Ash30Ash + Fire→ Phoenix31Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang32Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite33Mr. Letter + Opposite→ Mr. Number34Engine + Wind→ Windmill35Wind + Windmill→ Electricity36Earth + Engine→ Tractor37Electricity + Tractor→ Combine38Earth + Plant→ Tree39Tree + Water→ River40River + Tree→ Paper41Earth + Paper→ Map42Engine + Map→ GPS43Combine + GPS→ Location44Lake + Location→ Place45Mr. Number + Place→ Mr. Place46Earth + Fire→ Lava47Lava + Water→ Stone48Plant + Stone→ Fossil49Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur50Dust + Tree→ Wood51Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal52Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus53Mr. Place + Thesaurus→ Mr. Placeholder

Other ways to make Mr. Placeholder

2 combinations are known to produce Mr. Placeholder. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Mr. Placeholder
FirstSecondResult
Mr. PlaceThesaurusMr. Placeholder
Mr. PlaceSingularMr. Placeholder

Mr. Placeholder at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
91
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mr. Placeholder in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mr. Place with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mr. Placeholder?

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

Is Mr. Placeholder hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mr. Placeholder?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Mr. Placeholder, 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.