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How to Make Paddlewheel in Infinite Craft

Paddlewheel sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with John Deere plus River.

The final combination

John DeereRiverPaddlewheel

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1469 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DandelionDustWish
  5. 5WaterWishGenie
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthEngineTractor
  9. 9GenieTractorJohn Deere
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWaterRiver
  12. 12John DeereRiverPaddlewheel
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dandelion + Dust→ Wish5Water + Wish→ Genie6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Earth + Engine→ Tractor9Genie + Tractor→ John Deere10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Water→ River12John Deere + River→ Paddlewheel

Other ways to make Paddlewheel

69 combinations are known to produce Paddlewheel. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Paddlewheel
FirstSecondResult
CinderRiverboatPaddlewheel
DustSwampboatPaddlewheel
FarmPaddleboatPaddlewheel
SpoonSteamboatPaddlewheel
DirtySteamboatPaddlewheel
ShredderSteamboatPaddlewheel
DustpanRiverboatPaddlewheel
SteamboatStripperPaddlewheel
7 UpRiverboatPaddlewheel
MississippiPaddle BallPaddlewheel
HayridePaddle BallPaddlewheel
PaperboardRiverboatPaddlewheel
MudgeeRiverboatPaddlewheel
CedarRiverboatPaddlewheel
KiteRiverboatPaddlewheel
CarpenterRiverboatPaddlewheel
Pencil SharpenerRiverboatPaddlewheel
ResinRiverboatPaddlewheel
CoolerRiverboatPaddlewheel
RiverboatTractorPaddlewheel
Flattened LilyRiverboatPaddlewheel
RiverboatV8Paddlewheel
MortarRiverboatPaddlewheel
CoolRiverboatPaddlewheel
RiverboatRockPaddlewheel

What you can make with Paddlewheel

Paddlewheel at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
14
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
69
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

Similar effort to Paddlewheel, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Paddlewheel in Infinite Craft?

Combine John Deere with River. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Paddlewheel?

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

Is Paddlewheel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Paddlewheel?

Yes. 69 combinations are known to produce Paddlewheel, 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.