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How to Make Playful in Infinite Craft

Playful is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Joyful. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramJoyfulPlayful

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 52

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16IncenseMountainBuddha
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18LakeWaterOcean
  19. 19OceanWaterFish
  20. 20EarthFishWhale
  21. 21BuddhaWhaleHappiness
  22. 22FireHappinessJoy
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25FirePlanetSun
  26. 26FireWaterSteam
  27. 27FireSteamEngine
  28. 28DustEngineVacuum
  29. 29FireVacuumBlack Hole
  30. 30Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  31. 31SunTime MachineFuture
  32. 32PlantWindDandelion
  33. 33DandelionPlantWeed
  34. 34PlantWeedPot
  35. 35FuturePotPotential
  36. 36JoyPotentialJoyful
  37. 37AnagramJoyfulPlayful
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Incense + Mountain→ Buddha17Water + Water→ Lake18Lake + Water→ Ocean19Ocean + Water→ Fish20Earth + Fish→ Whale21Buddha + Whale→ Happiness22Fire + Happiness→ Joy23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Earth→ Planet25Fire + Planet→ Sun26Fire + Water→ Steam27Fire + Steam→ Engine28Dust + Engine→ Vacuum29Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole30Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine31Sun + Time Machine→ Future32Plant + Wind→ Dandelion33Dandelion + Plant→ Weed34Plant + Weed→ Pot35Future + Pot→ Potential36Joy + Potential→ Joyful37Anagram + Joyful→ Playful

What you can make with Playful

Playful at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Playful in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Joyful. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Playful?

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

Is Playful hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Playful?

Only one known combination produces Playful.

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