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How to Make The American in Infinite Craft

The American is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Russian. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe RussianThe American

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 552 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14EarthTreeForest
  15. 15FireWineAlcohol
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17AlcoholLakeVodka
  18. 18ForestVodkaRussian
  19. 19WindWindTornado
  20. 20RussianTornadoPutin
  21. 21FireWindSmoke
  22. 22SmokeWaterFog
  23. 23SwampWineMoonshine
  24. 24MoonshineWaterWhiskey
  25. 25FogWhiskeyIrish Coffee
  26. 26FireIrish CoffeeFlaming Irish Coffee
  27. 27EarthFireLava
  28. 28LavaWaterStone
  29. 29LavaStoneObsidian
  30. 30DandelionObsidianClock
  31. 31EarthObsidianDiamond
  32. 32DiamondTreeMoney Tree
  33. 33ClockMoney TreeTime is Money
  34. 34Flaming Irish CoffeeTime is MoneyThe Irishman
  35. 35PutinThe IrishmanThe Russian
  36. 36OppositeThe RussianThe American
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Earth + Plant→ Tree14Earth + Tree→ Forest15Fire + Wine→ Alcohol16Water + Water→ Lake17Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka18Forest + Vodka→ Russian19Wind + Wind→ Tornado20Russian + Tornado→ Putin21Fire + Wind→ Smoke22Smoke + Water→ Fog23Swamp + Wine→ Moonshine24Moonshine + Water→ Whiskey25Fog + Whiskey→ Irish Coffee26Fire + Irish Coffee→ Flaming Irish Coffee27Earth + Fire→ Lava28Lava + Water→ Stone29Lava + Stone→ Obsidian30Dandelion + Obsidian→ Clock31Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond32Diamond + Tree→ Money Tree33Clock + Money Tree→ Time is Money34Flaming Irish Coffee + Time is Money→ The Irishman35Putin + The Irishman→ The Russian36Opposite + The Russian→ The American

Other ways to make The American

2 combinations are known to produce The American. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The American
FirstSecondResult
OppositeThe RussianThe American
AntonymThe RussianThe American

What you can make with The American

The American at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to The American, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The American in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Russian. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The American?

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

Is The American hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The American?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The American, 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.