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How to Make The Green Engine That Could in Infinite Craft

The Green Engine That Could is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Green Light plus The Little Engine That Could. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Green LightThe Little Engine That CouldThe Green Engine That Could

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 37

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5PlantSteamTea
  6. 6AshTeaMatcha
  7. 7DustMatchaGreen Tea
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10SteamWindCloud
  11. 11CloudWaterRain
  12. 12CarRainTraffic
  13. 13Green TeaTrafficGreen Light
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15PlanetSteamSteampunk
  16. 16EarthSteampunkRobot
  17. 17EngineSteamTrain
  18. 18RobotTrainChoo-Choo
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20PlanetSunSolar System
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23SurfWindSurfing
  24. 24Solar SystemSurfingSurfing the Solar System
  25. 25Choo-ChooSurfing the Solar SystemThe Little Engine That Could
  26. 26Green LightThe Little Engine That CouldThe Green Engine That Could
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Fire + Water→ Steam5Plant + Steam→ Tea6Ash + Tea→ Matcha7Dust + Matcha→ Green Tea8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Plant→ Car10Steam + Wind→ Cloud11Cloud + Water→ Rain12Car + Rain→ Traffic13Green Tea + Traffic→ Green Light14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Planet + Steam→ Steampunk16Earth + Steampunk→ Robot17Engine + Steam→ Train18Robot + Train→ Choo-Choo19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Planet + Sun→ Solar System21Water + Wind→ Wave22Steam + Wave→ Surf23Surf + Wind→ Surfing24Solar System + Surfing→ Surfing the Solar System25Choo-Choo + Surfing the Solar System→ The Little Engine That Could26Green Light + The Little Engine That Could→ The Green Engine That Could

The Green Engine That Could at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
37
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Green Engine That Could in Infinite Craft?

Combine Green Light with The Little Engine That Could. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Green Engine That Could?

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

Is The Green Engine That Could hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Green Engine That Could?

Only one known combination produces The Green Engine That Could.

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