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How to Make Proteus in Infinite Craft

Proteus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Protone plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ProtoneThesaurusProteus

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 488 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5LensWaterMicroscope
  6. 6MicroscopeWaterAmoeba
  7. 7EarthMicroscopeBacteria
  8. 8AmoebaBacteriaProtist
  9. 9EarthLensTelescope
  10. 10TelescopeWaveRadio
  11. 11ProtistRadioProton
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13EarthSteamMud
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoTornadoHurricane
  16. 16HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  17. 17MudSteamboatMississippi
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19MississippiTsunamiMistake
  20. 20MistakeWindTypo
  21. 21ProtonTypoProtone
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25PlantStoneFossil
  26. 26FireFossilDinosaur
  27. 27EarthWindDust
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30DustTreeWood
  31. 31SandstormWoodSandal
  32. 32DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  33. 33ProtoneThesaurusProteus
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Glass→ Lens5Lens + Water→ Microscope6Microscope + Water→ Amoeba7Earth + Microscope→ Bacteria8Amoeba + Bacteria→ Protist9Earth + Lens→ Telescope10Telescope + Wave→ Radio11Protist + Radio→ Proton12Fire + Water→ Steam13Earth + Steam→ Mud14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane16Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat17Mud + Steamboat→ Mississippi18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Mississippi + Tsunami→ Mistake20Mistake + Wind→ Typo21Proton + Typo→ Protone22Earth + Water→ Plant23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Plant + Stone→ Fossil26Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur27Earth + Wind→ Dust28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Dust + Tree→ Wood31Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal32Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus33Protone + Thesaurus→ Proteus

Other ways to make Proteus

8 combinations are known to produce Proteus. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Proteus
FirstSecondResult
ProtoneThesaurusProteus
NotProtheusProteus
LettersProtheusProteus
PluralProtheusProteus
MoreProtheusProteus
ProtheusSimilarProteus
ProtheusSingularProteus
Past TenseProtheusProteus

Proteus at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
8
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Proteus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Protone with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Proteus?

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

Is Proteus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Proteus?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce Proteus, 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.