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How to Make Old Man in Infinite Craft

Old Man sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Lake plus Wise.

The final combination

LakeWiseOld Man

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1273 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4PlantSmokeIncense
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6LakeMountainFjord
  7. 7EarthFjordLand
  8. 8IncenseLandSage
  9. 9SageWaterWise
  10. 10LakeWiseOld Man
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke4Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense5Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain6Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord7Earth + Fjordโ†’ Land8Incense + Landโ†’ Sage9Sage + Waterโ†’ Wise10Lake + Wiseโ†’ Old Man

Other ways to make Old Man

73 combinations are known to produce Old Man. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Old Man
FirstSecondResult
FishermanHourglassOld Man
FarmerHourglassOld Man
HourglassMountain DudeOld Man
HourglassMountain ManOld Man
LakeRocking ChairOld Man
MountainRocking ChairOld Man
BeachRocking ChairOld Man
Fountain of YouthWineOld Man
SteamWalking StickOld Man
Fountain of YouthGeyserOld Man
Fountain of YouthWeedOld Man
CigarRetirementOld Man
FighterTimeOld Man
Fountain of YouthSaturnOld Man
GeyserYouthOld Man
ManTimeOld Man
NemoTimeOld Man
DevilRetirementOld Man
Fountain of YouthPipeOld Man
Hot TeaNewspaperOld Man
Air ConditionerRocking ChairOld Man
Dirty MartiniRocking ChairOld Man
PokemonRocking ChairOld Man
Old VoltronPokemonOld Man
Mouldy CheeseburgerWrinkleOld Man

What you can make with Old Man

Old Man at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
12
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
73
ways to make it
Used in
256
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Old Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lake with Wise. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Old Man?

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

Is Old Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Old Man?

Yes. 73 combinations are known to produce Old Man, 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.