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How to Make Protosyn in Infinite Craft

Protosyn is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Protocols plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ProtocolsSynonymProtosyn

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 79

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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
  46. 46PlantStoneFossil
  47. 47FireFossilDinosaur
  48. 48DustWindSandstorm
  49. 49DustTreeWood
  50. 50SandstormWoodSandal
  51. 51DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  52. 52LakeThesaurusSynonym
  53. 53ProtocolsSynonymProtosyn
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→ Protocols46Plant + Stone→ Fossil47Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur48Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm49Dust + Tree→ Wood50Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal51Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus52Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym53Protocols + Synonym→ Protosyn

Protosyn at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Protosyn in Infinite Craft?

Combine Protocols with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Protosyn?

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

Is Protosyn hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Protosyn?

Only one known combination produces Protosyn.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.