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How to Make Red Pen in Infinite Craft

Red Pen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Editor plus Teacher. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EditorTeacherRed Pen

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 33

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5LakeOceanSea
  6. 6SeaWindSail
  7. 7FireSailPirate
  8. 8AshPirateCaptain
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14FishPaperNewspaper
  15. 15CaptainNewspaperEditor
  16. 16PlantWindDandelion
  17. 17DandelionWindSeed
  18. 18SeedTreeApple
  19. 19AshTreePencil
  20. 20ApplePencilTeacher
  21. 21EditorTeacherRed Pen
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Water→ Lake4Lake + Water→ Ocean5Lake + Ocean→ Sea6Sea + Wind→ Sail7Fire + Sail→ Pirate8Ash + Pirate→ Captain9Ocean + Water→ Fish10Earth + Water→ Plant11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Fish + Paper→ Newspaper15Captain + Newspaper→ Editor16Plant + Wind→ Dandelion17Dandelion + Wind→ Seed18Seed + Tree→ Apple19Ash + Tree→ Pencil20Apple + Pencil→ Teacher21Editor + Teacher→ Red Pen

What you can make with Red Pen

Red Pen at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red Pen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Editor with Teacher. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red Pen?

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

Is Red Pen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red Pen?

Only one known combination produces Red Pen.

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