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How to Make Mr. Swanson in Infinite Craft

Mr. Swanson is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mr. Swap plus Surname. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mr. SwapSurnameMr. Swanson

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 72

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7GlassWindWindow
  8. 8LilyWindowMonocle
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthEngineTractor
  13. 13SwampTractorMonster Truck
  14. 14MonocleMonster TruckMr. T
  15. 15LakeWaterOcean
  16. 16OceanWaterFish
  17. 17FishWindFlying Fish
  18. 18EarthFlying FishBird
  19. 19BirdLakeSwan
  20. 20EarthFishWhale
  21. 21SwanWhaleSwale
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23EarthEarthMountain
  24. 24DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26Mountain DewSmokeVape
  27. 27SwaleVapeSwap
  28. 28Mr. TSwapMr. Swap
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30EarthTractorFarm
  31. 31FarmWaterRice
  32. 32WindWindTornado
  33. 33RiceTornadoRice Krispies
  34. 34EarthRice KrispiesSnap
  35. 35EarthSnapPhoto
  36. 36DustPhotoFingerprint
  37. 37FingerprintPhotoIdentity
  38. 38SandWaterBeach
  39. 39EarthGlassBottle
  40. 40BeachBottleMessage
  41. 41EarthMessageLetter
  42. 42LetterLetterWord
  43. 43IdentityWordName
  44. 44RiceTractorRice Paddy
  45. 45NameRice PaddySurname
  46. 46Mr. SwapSurnameMr. Swanson
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Glass + Wind→ Window8Lily + Window→ Monocle9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Fire + Water→ Steam11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Earth + Engine→ Tractor13Swamp + Tractor→ Monster Truck14Monocle + Monster Truck→ Mr. T15Lake + Water→ Ocean16Ocean + Water→ Fish17Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish18Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird19Bird + Lake→ Swan20Earth + Fish→ Whale21Swan + Whale→ Swale22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Earth + Earth→ Mountain24Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Mountain Dew + Smoke→ Vape27Swale + Vape→ Swap28Mr. T + Swap→ Mr. Swap29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Earth + Tractor→ Farm31Farm + Water→ Rice32Wind + Wind→ Tornado33Rice + Tornado→ Rice Krispies34Earth + Rice Krispies→ Snap35Earth + Snap→ Photo36Dust + Photo→ Fingerprint37Fingerprint + Photo→ Identity38Sand + Water→ Beach39Earth + Glass→ Bottle40Beach + Bottle→ Message41Earth + Message→ Letter42Letter + Letter→ Word43Identity + Word→ Name44Rice + Tractor→ Rice Paddy45Name + Rice Paddy→ Surname46Mr. Swap + Surname→ Mr. Swanson

What you can make with Mr. Swanson

Mr. Swanson at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
106
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mr. Swanson in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mr. Swap with Surname. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

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

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

Is Mr. Swanson hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Mr. Swanson.

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