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How to Make The Pen is Mightier than the Sword in Infinite Craft

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is The Naked Gun plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The Naked GunThesaurusThe Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3FogWaterIce
  4. 4FireFireVolcano
  5. 5IceVolcanoIce Cream
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8Ice CreamSandstormDessert Storm
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10Dessert StormTornadoDessert Tornado
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12Dessert TornadoPlantCandyfloss
  13. 13PlantWaterSwamp
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainMountainMountain Range
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17PlantSteamTea
  18. 18Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  19. 19SwampTea PartyGOP
  20. 20EarthGOPGopher
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22SwampTreeMangrove
  23. 23GopherMangroveGopher Tortoise
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25EarthFireLava
  26. 26LavaWaterStone
  27. 27SmokeStoneStatue
  28. 28SmokeStatueOzymandias
  29. 29LakeOzymandiasShelley
  30. 30FogShelleyShelley Duvall
  31. 31WaterWindWave
  32. 32Shelley DuvallWavePoseidon Adventure
  33. 33FirePoseidon AdventureShelley Winters
  34. 34FireShelley WintersThe Poseidon Adventure
  35. 35Gopher TortoiseThe Poseidon AdventureLeslie Nielsen
  36. 36CandyflossLeslie NielsenThe Naked Gun
  37. 37PlantStoneFossil
  38. 38FireFossilDinosaur
  39. 39DustTreeWood
  40. 40SandstormWoodSandal
  41. 41DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  42. 42The Naked GunThesaurusThe Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Fog + Water→ Ice4Fire + Fire→ Volcano5Ice + Volcano→ Ice Cream6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Ice Cream + Sandstorm→ Dessert Storm9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Dessert Storm + Tornado→ Dessert Tornado11Earth + Water→ Plant12Dessert Tornado + Plant→ Candyfloss13Plant + Water→ Swamp14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range16Fire + Water→ Steam17Plant + Steam→ Tea18Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party19Swamp + Tea Party→ GOP20Earth + GOP→ Gopher21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Swamp + Tree→ Mangrove23Gopher + Mangrove→ Gopher Tortoise24Water + Water→ Lake25Earth + Fire→ Lava26Lava + Water→ Stone27Smoke + Stone→ Statue28Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias29Lake + Ozymandias→ Shelley30Fog + Shelley→ Shelley Duvall31Water + Wind→ Wave32Shelley Duvall + Wave→ Poseidon Adventure33Fire + Poseidon Adventure→ Shelley Winters34Fire + Shelley Winters→ The Poseidon Adventure35Gopher Tortoise + The Poseidon Adventure→ Leslie Nielsen36Candyfloss + Leslie Nielsen→ The Naked Gun37Plant + Stone→ Fossil38Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur39Dust + Tree→ Wood40Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal41Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus42The Naked Gun + Thesaurus→ The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% 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 Pen is Mightier than the Sword in Infinite Craft?

Combine The Naked Gun with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Pen is Mightier than the Sword?

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

Is The Pen is Mightier than the Sword hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Pen is Mightier than the Sword?

Only one known combination produces The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.

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