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How to Make Penfriends in Infinite Craft

Penfriends is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Penfriend plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PenfriendPluralPenfriends

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27FireWaterSteam
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30ContinentSurfAustralia
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheWindSnow
  34. 34AustraliaSnowNo
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36NoOceanNot
  37. 37FireSteamEngine
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41NotSingularityPlural
  42. 42PenfriendPluralPenfriends
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Plant + Stone→ Fossil5Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur6Plant + Wind→ Dandelion7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog9Dinosaur + Frog→ Barney10Barney + Dinosaur→ Friend11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Friend + Paper→ Penpal15Water + Water→ Lake16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Dust + Tree→ Wood19Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal20Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus21Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym22Penpal + Synonym→ Penfriend23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Fire + Water→ Steam28Water + Wind→ Wave29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Continent + Surf→ Australia31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Wind→ Snow34Australia + Snow→ No35Lake + Water→ Ocean36No + Ocean→ Not37Fire + Steam→ Engine38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole40Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity41Not + Singularity→ Plural42Penfriend + Plural→ Penfriends

Penfriends at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Penfriends in Infinite Craft?

Combine Penfriend with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Penfriends?

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

Is Penfriends hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Penfriends?

Only one known combination produces Penfriends.

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