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How to Make Protocol in Infinite Craft

Protocol is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Book plus Procedure. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BookProcedureProtocol

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 399 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9FireGlassLens
  10. 10LensWaterMicroscope
  11. 11MicroscopeWaterAmoeba
  12. 12WaterWaterLake
  13. 13FireWindSmoke
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16SmokeStoneStatue
  17. 17SmokeStatueOzymandias
  18. 18LakeOzymandiasShelley
  19. 19ShelleySmokePoem
  20. 20AmoebaPoemProse
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionWaterWine
  24. 24SteamWineStew
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  27. 27Mountain DewWaveSurge
  28. 28StewSurgeSurgery
  29. 29ProseSurgeryProcedure
  30. 30BookProcedureProtocol
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Fire + Sand→ Glass9Fire + Glass→ Lens10Lens + Water→ Microscope11Microscope + Water→ Amoeba12Water + Water→ Lake13Fire + Wind→ Smoke14Earth + Fire→ Lava15Lava + Water→ Stone16Smoke + Stone→ Statue17Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias18Lake + Ozymandias→ Shelley19Shelley + Smoke→ Poem20Amoeba + Poem→ Prose21Fire + Water→ Steam22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Water→ Wine24Steam + Wine→ Stew25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew27Mountain Dew + Wave→ Surge28Stew + Surge→ Surgery29Prose + Surgery→ Procedure30Book + Procedure→ Protocol

Other ways to make Protocol

9 combinations are known to produce Protocol. Here are 9 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Protocol
FirstSecondResult
BookProcedureProtocol
LeadProcedureProtocol
PhoneProcedureProtocol
BitcoinProcedureProtocol
CallProcedureProtocol
InternetProcedureProtocol
LikeProcedureProtocol
AddressProcedureProtocol
AddressProtoProtocol

What you can make with Protocol

Protocol at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
9
ways to make it
Used in
22
other combinations

Other elements that take 30 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Protocol in Infinite Craft?

Combine Book with Procedure. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Protocol?

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

Is Protocol hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Protocol?

Yes. 9 combinations are known to produce Protocol, 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.