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How to Make Pastor John in Infinite Craft

Pastor John is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus St. John. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseSt. JohnPastor John

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 722 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33OceanWaterFish
  34. 34EarthFishWhale
  35. 35DustWhaleSperm
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37EarthTreeForest
  38. 38ForestForestJungle
  39. 39FireFireVolcano
  40. 40JungleVolcanoTarzan
  41. 41SpermTarzanJohn
  42. 42EarthSteamMud
  43. 43FireMudBrick
  44. 44BrickWindHouse
  45. 45SteamWindCloud
  46. 46CloudWaterRain
  47. 47RainWaterRainbow
  48. 48RainbowVolcanoUnicorn
  49. 49EarthUnicornPegasus
  50. 50HousePegasusStable
  51. 51JohnStableSt. John
  52. 52Past TenseSt. JohnPastor John
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Water + Waterโ†’ Lake32Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean33Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish34Earth + Fishโ†’ Whale35Dust + Whaleโ†’ Sperm36Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree37Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest38Forest + Forestโ†’ Jungle39Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano40Jungle + Volcanoโ†’ Tarzan41Sperm + Tarzanโ†’ John42Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud43Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick44Brick + Windโ†’ House45Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud46Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain47Rain + Waterโ†’ Rainbow48Rainbow + Volcanoโ†’ Unicorn49Earth + Unicornโ†’ Pegasus50House + Pegasusโ†’ Stable51John + Stableโ†’ St. John52Past Tense + St. Johnโ†’ Pastor John

Other ways to make Pastor John

2 combinations are known to produce Pastor John. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pastor John
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseSt. JohnPastor John
Past tenseSt. JohnPastor John

Pastor John at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
72
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

Similar effort to Pastor John, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pastor John in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with St. John. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pastor John?

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

Is Pastor John hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pastor John?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Pastor John, 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.