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How to Make Red John in Infinite Craft

Red John is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Blue John plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Blue JohnOppositeRed John

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWaterRiver
  5. 5MountainRiverCanyon
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9EarthFishWhale
  10. 10CanyonWhaleBlue Whale
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12SteamWindCloud
  13. 13CloudWaterRain
  14. 14Blue WhaleRainBlue Rain
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustWhaleSperm
  17. 17EarthTreeForest
  18. 18ForestForestJungle
  19. 19FireFireVolcano
  20. 20JungleVolcanoTarzan
  21. 21SpermTarzanJohn
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27SandstormStoneSphinx
  28. 28FogSphinxRiddle
  29. 29RiddleWindAnswer
  30. 30AnswerSteamQuestion
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32EarthWaveSand
  33. 33FireSandGlass
  34. 34GlassSandHourglass
  35. 35FireHourglassTime
  36. 36QuestionTimeWhen
  37. 37JohnWhenJohn Wen
  38. 38Blue RainJohn WenBlue John
  39. 39PlantWindDandelion
  40. 40DandelionWaterWine
  41. 41WindWineBalloon
  42. 42BalloonDustDust Bunny
  43. 43PlantWaterSwamp
  44. 44FireSwampDragon
  45. 45DustFireAsh
  46. 46AshFirePhoenix
  47. 47DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  48. 48Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  49. 49Blue JohnOppositeRed John
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Tree + Water→ River5Mountain + River→ Canyon6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Water→ Ocean8Ocean + Water→ Fish9Earth + Fish→ Whale10Canyon + Whale→ Blue Whale11Fire + Water→ Steam12Steam + Wind→ Cloud13Cloud + Water→ Rain14Blue Whale + Rain→ Blue Rain15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Whale→ Sperm17Earth + Tree→ Forest18Forest + Forest→ Jungle19Fire + Fire→ Volcano20Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan21Sperm + Tarzan→ John22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm25Earth + Fire→ Lava26Lava + Water→ Stone27Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx28Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle29Riddle + Wind→ Answer30Answer + Steam→ Question31Water + Wind→ Wave32Earth + Wave→ Sand33Fire + Sand→ Glass34Glass + Sand→ Hourglass35Fire + Hourglass→ Time36Question + Time→ When37John + When→ John Wen38Blue Rain + John Wen→ Blue John39Plant + Wind→ Dandelion40Dandelion + Water→ Wine41Wind + Wine→ Balloon42Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny43Plant + Water→ Swamp44Fire + Swamp→ Dragon45Dust + Fire→ Ash46Ash + Fire→ Phoenix47Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang48Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite49Blue John + Opposite→ Red John

Red John at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

Similar effort to Red John, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red John in Infinite Craft?

Combine Blue John with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red John?

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

Is Red John hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red John?

Only one known combination produces Red John.

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