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How to Make Not a Joke in Infinite Craft

Not a Joke is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Hot Jonah. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramHot JonahNot a Joke

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 37

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16FogWaterIce
  17. 17FireFireVolcano
  18. 18IceVolcanoIce Cream
  19. 19FireIce CreamHot Fudge
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWindSeed
  22. 22WaterWaterLake
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24OceanWaterFish
  25. 25EarthFishWhale
  26. 26SeedWhaleJonah
  27. 27Hot FudgeJonahHot Jonah
  28. 28AnagramHot JonahNot a Joke
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog16Fog + Waterโ†’ Ice17Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano18Ice + Volcanoโ†’ Ice Cream19Fire + Ice Creamโ†’ Hot Fudge20Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion21Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed22Water + Waterโ†’ Lake23Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean24Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish25Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale26Seed + Whaleโ†’ Jonah27Hot Fudge + Jonahโ†’ Hot Jonah28Anagram + Hot Jonahโ†’ Not a Joke

What you can make with Not a Joke

Not a Joke at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Not a Joke in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Hot Jonah. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Not a Joke?

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

Is Not a Joke hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Not a Joke?

Only one known combination produces Not a Joke.

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