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How to Make Protocols in Infinite Craft

Protocols is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Protocol plus S. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ProtocolSProtocols

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 632 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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
  31. 31EarthRiverDelta
  32. 32BookDeltaAlphabet
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34EngineWindWindmill
  35. 35WaterWindmillEnergy
  36. 36EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  37. 37AlphabetElectric EelE
  38. 38EarthWindDust
  39. 39DustFireAsh
  40. 40AshTreePencil
  41. 41BookPencilHomework
  42. 42WindWindTornado
  43. 43HomeworkTornadoF
  44. 44EFS
  45. 45ProtocolSProtocols
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→ Protocol31Earth + River→ Delta32Book + Delta→ Alphabet33Fire + Steam→ Engine34Engine + Wind→ Windmill35Water + Windmill→ Energy36Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel37Alphabet + Electric Eel→ E38Earth + Wind→ Dust39Dust + Fire→ Ash40Ash + Tree→ Pencil41Book + Pencil→ Homework42Wind + Wind→ Tornado43Homework + Tornado→ F44E + F→ S45Protocol + S→ Protocols

Other ways to make Protocols

2 combinations are known to produce Protocols. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Protocols
FirstSecondResult
PluralProtocolProtocols
ProtocolSProtocols

What you can make with Protocols

Protocols at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Protocols in Infinite Craft?

Combine Protocol with S. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Protocols?

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

Is Protocols hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Protocols?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Protocols, 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.