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How to Make Professor Elm in Infinite Craft

Professor Elm is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Professor Oak plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Professor OakSynonymProfessor Elm

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 343 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7SmokeTelescopeAstronomer
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12OceanWaterFish
  13. 13DustFishStarfish
  14. 14StarfishWindFlying Starfish
  15. 15AshFlying StarfishPikachu
  16. 16AstronomerPikachuProfessor Oak
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18EarthFireLava
  19. 19LavaWaterStone
  20. 20PlantStoneFossil
  21. 21FireFossilDinosaur
  22. 22DustWindSandstorm
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24DustTreeWood
  25. 25SandstormWoodSandal
  26. 26DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  27. 27LakeThesaurusSynonym
  28. 28Professor OakSynonymProfessor Elm
Crafting tree
1Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass5Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens6Earth + Lensโ†’ Telescope7Smoke + Telescopeโ†’ Astronomer8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean12Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish13Dust + Fishโ†’ Starfish14Starfish + Windโ†’ Flying Starfish15Ash + Flying Starfishโ†’ Pikachu16Astronomer + Pikachuโ†’ Professor Oak17Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant18Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava19Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone20Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil21Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur22Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm23Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree24Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood25Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal26Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus27Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym28Professor Oak + Synonymโ†’ Professor Elm

Other ways to make Professor Elm

3 combinations are known to produce Professor Elm. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Professor Elm
FirstSecondResult
Professor OakSynonymProfessor Elm
GranddadProfessor OakProfessor Elm
PaProfessor OakProfessor Elm

What you can make with Professor Elm

Professor Elm at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

Similar effort to Professor Elm, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Professor Elm in Infinite Craft?

Combine Professor Oak with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Professor Elm?

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

Is Professor Elm hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Professor Elm?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Professor Elm, 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.