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How to Make The Employee in Infinite Craft

The Employee is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Boss. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe BossThe Employee

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 33

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 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. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17MountainTractorBulldozer
  18. 18BulldozerMountainRoad
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeMountainFjord
  21. 21FjordMountainNorway
  22. 22FireNorwayViking
  23. 23FireVikingThor
  24. 24RoadThorThunder Road
  25. 25EarthThunder RoadBruce Springsteen
  26. 26Bruce SpringsteenWaterThe Boss
  27. 27OppositeThe BossThe Employee
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite13Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain14Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam15Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine16Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor17Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer18Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road19Water + Waterโ†’ Lake20Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord21Fjord + Mountainโ†’ Norway22Fire + Norwayโ†’ Viking23Fire + Vikingโ†’ Thor24Road + Thorโ†’ Thunder Road25Earth + Thunder Roadโ†’ Bruce Springsteen26Bruce Springsteen + Waterโ†’ The Boss27Opposite + The Bossโ†’ The Employee

The Employee at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Employee in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Boss. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Employee?

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

Is The Employee hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Employee?

Only one known combination produces The Employee.

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