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How to Make Penpal in Infinite Craft

Penpal is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Friend plus Paper. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FriendPaperPenpal

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 215 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 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
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†’ Penpal

Other ways to make Penpal

5 combinations are known to produce Penpal. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Penpal
FirstSecondResult
AnagramPencilPenpal
E-mailFriendPenpal
FriendLetterPenpal
FriendPaperPenpal
LetterPennPenpal

What you can make with Penpal

Penpal at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Penpal in Infinite Craft?

Combine Friend with Paper. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Penpal?

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

Is Penpal hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Penpal?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Penpal, 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.