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How to Make Mud John in Infinite Craft

Mud John is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is John Muir plus Mudsurfing. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

John MuirMudsurfingMud John

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 29

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6StoneTractorStonehenge
  7. 7StonehengeWaterDruid
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9TornadoWaterTsunami
  10. 10EarthTsunamiIsland
  11. 11EarthIslandContinent
  12. 12EngineSteamTrain
  13. 13ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  14. 14DruidTranscontinental RailroadJohn Muir
  15. 15EarthSteamMud
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17SteamWaveSurf
  18. 18EngineWindWindmill
  19. 19SurfWindmillWindsurfing
  20. 20MudWindsurfingMudsurfing
  21. 21John MuirMudsurfingMud John
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Stone + Tractor→ Stonehenge7Stonehenge + Water→ Druid8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Tornado + Water→ Tsunami10Earth + Tsunami→ Island11Earth + Island→ Continent12Engine + Steam→ Train13Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad14Druid + Transcontinental Railroad→ John Muir15Earth + Steam→ Mud16Water + Wind→ Wave17Steam + Wave→ Surf18Engine + Wind→ Windmill19Surf + Windmill→ Windsurfing20Mud + Windsurfing→ Mudsurfing21John Muir + Mudsurfing→ Mud John

What you can make with Mud John

Mud John at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mud John in Infinite Craft?

Combine John Muir with Mudsurfing. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mud John?

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

Is Mud John hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mud John?

Only one known combination produces Mud John.

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