What is the fastest way to get Plankton in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 7-step path ending in Lake + Microscope. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Plankton in Infinite Craft

Plankton sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 7 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Lake plus Microscope.

The final combination

LakeMicroscopePlankton

Moderate7 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 8177 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 7 combinations in order.

1WaterWaterLake
2WaterWindWave
3EarthWaveSand
4FireSandGlass
5FireGlassLens
6LensWaterMicroscope
7LakeMicroscopePlankton

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Plankton

177 combinations are known to produce Plankton. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Plankton
First	Second	Result
Diatom	Water	Plankton
Planet	Spongebob Squarepants	Plankton
Planet	Were-Sponge	Plankton
Amoeba	Trawler	Plankton
Diatom	Wave	Plankton
Microscope	Pirate Ship	Plankton
Microscope	Saltwater	Plankton
Microscope	Shore	Plankton
Planet	Spongbob	Plankton
Protist	Wave	Plankton
Protista	Wave	Plankton
Dust Detector	Krill	Plankton
Jetstream	Paramecium	Plankton
Krill	Photograph	Plankton
Krill	Photosynthesis	Plankton
Krill	Solar Panel	Plankton
Krill	Sunlight	Plankton
Krill	Tablet	Plankton
Landing	Spongebob	Plankton
Planet	Sponge Bob	Plankton
Planet	Were-sponge	Plankton
Crop Duster	Spongebob	Plankton
Jellyfish	Paramecium	Plankton
Photosynthesis	SpongeBob	Plankton
Photosynthesis	Spongebob	Plankton

What you can make with Plankton

PlanktonWindmill Wind
PlanktonWaterfall Water
PlanktonSolar System Earth
PlanktonSparks Fire
PlanktonVacuum Dust
PlanktonVolcano Lava
PlanktonPollen Plant
PlanktonSmokefly Smoke
PlanktonSteam Trap Steam
PlanktonSteam Tornado Tornado
PlanktonPompeii Volcano
PlanktonSand Storm Sand
PlanktonSandstorm Shark Sandstorm
PlanktonTsunami Gator Tsunami
PlanktonSand Beach
PlanktonPlant Seaweed
PlanktonSea Fish
PlanktonThunder Lightning
PlanktonTractor Tractor
PlanktonTeapot Tea
PlanktonSand Dunes Desert
PlanktonSnowflake Snow
PlanktonVineyard Wine

Plankton at a glance

Steps to craft: 7; Moderate
Crafting depth: 8; faster than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes: 177; ways to make it
Used in: 3,218; other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Plankton in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lake with Microscope. The full path from the base elements takes 7 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Plankton?

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

Is Plankton hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 7 steps it is faster than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Plankton?

Yes. 177 combinations are known to produce Plankton, and the shortest route is shown above.