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How to Make Populous in Infinite Craft

Populous is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Plural plus Popped. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PluralPoppedPopulous

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 375 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  21. 21NotSingularityPlural
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25WindWineBalloon
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27EarthPlantTree
  28. 28AshTreePencil
  29. 29DustPencilEraser
  30. 30BalloonEraserPopped
  31. 31PluralPoppedPopulous
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Dust + Engine→ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole20Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity21Not + Singularity→ Plural22Earth + Water→ Plant23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Wind + Wine→ Balloon26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Earth + Plant→ Tree28Ash + Tree→ Pencil29Dust + Pencil→ Eraser30Balloon + Eraser→ Popped31Plural + Popped→ Populous

Other ways to make Populous

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

Alternative combinations that produce Populous
FirstSecondResult
PluralPoppedPopulous
PluralPop-upPopulous
MorePopularPopulous
PluralSoda LandPopulous
PeoplesSynonymPopulous

Populous at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Populous in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plural with Popped. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Populous?

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

Is Populous hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Populous?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Populous, 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.