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How to Make Protos in Infinite Craft

Protos is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Less plus Prototheus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LessPrototheusProtos

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 573 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DandelionDustWish
  8. 8TreeWishMoney
  9. 9HurricaneMoneyProfit
  10. 10FireProfitLoss
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14PlanetSteamSteampunk
  15. 15SteampunkWindAirship
  16. 16AirshipWindZeppelin
  17. 17SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  20. 20EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  21. 21LossMeLess
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25SteamWindCloud
  26. 26CloudFireLightning
  27. 27GlassLightningLight Bulb
  28. 28FireLight BulbIdea
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30CloudEngineJet
  31. 31JetWaterPlane
  32. 32DustTreeWood
  33. 33PlaneWoodPlywood
  34. 34IdeaPlywoodPrototype
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37PlantStoneFossil
  38. 38FireFossilDinosaur
  39. 39DustWindSandstorm
  40. 40SandstormWoodSandal
  41. 41DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  42. 42PrototypeThesaurusPrototheus
  43. 43LessPrototheusProtos
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dandelion + Dust→ Wish8Tree + Wish→ Money9Hurricane + Money→ Profit10Fire + Profit→ Loss11Fire + Wind→ Smoke12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Fire + Water→ Steam14Planet + Steam→ Steampunk15Steampunk + Wind→ Airship16Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin17Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé20Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me21Loss + Me→ Less22Water + Wind→ Wave23Earth + Wave→ Sand24Fire + Sand→ Glass25Steam + Wind→ Cloud26Cloud + Fire→ Lightning27Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb28Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea29Fire + Steam→ Engine30Cloud + Engine→ Jet31Jet + Water→ Plane32Dust + Tree→ Wood33Plane + Wood→ Plywood34Idea + Plywood→ Prototype35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Plant + Stone→ Fossil38Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur39Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm40Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal41Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus42Prototype + Thesaurus→ Prototheus43Less + Prototheus→ Protos

Other ways to make Protos

3 combinations are known to produce Protos. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Protos
FirstSecondResult
NosepassPaldeaProtos
LessPrototheusProtos
PrototheusSingularProtos

Protos at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Protos in Infinite Craft?

Combine Less with Prototheus. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Protos?

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

Is Protos hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Protos?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Protos, 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.