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How to Make Penfriend in Infinite Craft

Penfriend is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Penpal plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PenpalSynonymPenfriend

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 37

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5FireFossilDinosaur
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8DandelionSwampFrog
  9. 9DinosaurFrogBarney
  10. 10BarneyDinosaurFriend
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14FriendPaperPenpal
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18DustTreeWood
  19. 19SandstormWoodSandal
  20. 20DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  21. 21LakeThesaurusSynonym
  22. 22PenpalSynonymPenfriend
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava3Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone4Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil5Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur6Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Dandelion + Swampโ†’ Frog9Dinosaur + Frogโ†’ Barney10Barney + Dinosaurโ†’ Friend11Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree12Tree + Waterโ†’ River13River + Treeโ†’ Paper14Friend + Paperโ†’ Penpal15Water + Waterโ†’ Lake16Earth + Windโ†’ Dust17Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm18Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood19Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal20Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus21Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym22Penpal + Synonymโ†’ Penfriend

What you can make with Penfriend

Penfriend at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
11
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Penfriend in Infinite Craft?

Combine Penpal with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Penfriend?

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

Is Penfriend hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Penfriend?

Only one known combination produces Penfriend.

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