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How to Make Rancher in Infinite Craft

Rancher sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Cowboy plus Farmer.

The final combination

CowboyFarmerRancher

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 153 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWindLeaf
  5. 5WindWindTornado
  6. 6LeafTornadoTumbleweed
  7. 7SmokeTumbleweedCowboy
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9DandelionWaterWine
  10. 10SmokeWineSmoker
  11. 11EarthSmokerFarmer
  12. 12CowboyFarmerRancher
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Tree + Wind→ Leaf5Wind + Wind→ Tornado6Leaf + Tornado→ Tumbleweed7Smoke + Tumbleweed→ Cowboy8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Dandelion + Water→ Wine10Smoke + Wine→ Smoker11Earth + Smoker→ Farmer12Cowboy + Farmer→ Rancher

Other ways to make Rancher

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

Alternative combinations that produce Rancher
FirstSecondResult
CowboyFarmerRancher
FarmerHunterRancher
AnimeFarmerRancher

What you can make with Rancher

Rancher at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rancher in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cowboy with Farmer. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rancher?

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

Is Rancher hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rancher?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Rancher, 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.