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How to Make Pencil Thing in Infinite Craft

Pencil Thing sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Pencil Plant plus Swamp Thing.

The final combination

Pencil PlantSwamp ThingPencil Thing

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 203 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  4. 4Venus FlytrapVenus FlytrapGiant Venus Flytrap
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8AshTreePencil
  9. 9Giant Venus FlytrapPencilPencil Plant
  10. 10SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  11. 11Pencil PlantSwamp ThingPencil Thing
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap4Venus Flytrap + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Giant Venus Flytrap5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash7Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree8Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil9Giant Venus Flytrap + Pencilโ†’ Pencil Plant10Swamp + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Swamp Thing11Pencil Plant + Swamp Thingโ†’ Pencil Thing

Other ways to make Pencil Thing

3 combinations are known to produce Pencil Thing. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pencil Thing
FirstSecondResult
Pencil TreeSwamp ThingPencil Thing
Pencil PlantSwamp ThingPencil Thing
Pencil PlantSWAMP THINGPencil Thing

Pencil Thing at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
20
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pencil Thing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pencil Plant with Swamp Thing. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pencil Thing?

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

Is Pencil Thing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pencil Thing?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Pencil Thing, 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.