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How to Make The Purple Cow in Infinite Craft

The Purple Cow is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 81 combinations to get there, and the final one is The Green Chicken plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

The Green ChickenThesaurusThe Purple Cow

Marathon81 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 133

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 81 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5EarthFlying FishBird
  6. 6BirdEarthChicken
  7. 7ChickenFishChicken of the Sea
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EngineSteamTrain
  11. 11Chicken of the SeaTrainChicken Train
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13LakePlantLily
  14. 14LilyWaterPond
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17PondWinePunch
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19SmokeWineSmoker
  20. 20PunchSmokerBoxer
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24FireSandGlass
  25. 25FireGlassLens
  26. 26EarthLensTelescope
  27. 27TelescopeWaveRadio
  28. 28DustRadioDusty Springfield
  29. 29Dusty SpringfieldGlassDusty Glass
  30. 30BoxerDusty GlassDusty Boxer
  31. 31EnginePlantCar
  32. 32DandelionEarthFlower
  33. 33CarFlowerCarnation
  34. 34FireWineAlcohol
  35. 35AlcoholLakeVodka
  36. 36SteamVodkaCocktail
  37. 37CarnationCocktailPink Lady
  38. 38Dusty BoxerPink LadyPink Boxer
  39. 39Chicken TrainPink BoxerChicken Boxer
  40. 40SteamWindCloud
  41. 41EarthEngineTractor
  42. 42CloudTractorCrop
  43. 43CropFireToast
  44. 44EngineToastPop Tart
  45. 45FirePop TartHot Pocket
  46. 46EarthSteamMud
  47. 47CarMudRally
  48. 48EarthRallyMarch
  49. 49EarthEarthMountain
  50. 50DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  51. 51Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  52. 52FireSeedsPopcorn
  53. 53MountainPopcornMovie
  54. 54MarchMovieMarch of the Penguins
  55. 55Hot PocketMarch of the PenguinsHot Penguin
  56. 56DustFireAsh
  57. 57PlantSteamTea
  58. 58AshTeaMatcha
  59. 59DustMatchaGreen Tea
  60. 60CloudWaterRain
  61. 61CarRainTraffic
  62. 62Green TeaTrafficGreen Light
  63. 63SmokeWaterFog
  64. 64DandelionFogFairy
  65. 65MountainWindAvalanche
  66. 66SteamTrainLocomotive
  67. 67AvalancheLocomotiveSnowpiercer
  68. 68FairySnowpiercerTilda Swinton
  69. 69Green LightTilda SwintonThe Green Knight
  70. 70Hot PenguinThe Green KnightThe Green Penguin
  71. 71Chicken BoxerThe Green PenguinThe Green Chicken
  72. 72EarthFireLava
  73. 73LavaWaterStone
  74. 74PlantStoneFossil
  75. 75FireFossilDinosaur
  76. 76DustWindSandstorm
  77. 77EarthPlantTree
  78. 78DustTreeWood
  79. 79SandstormWoodSandal
  80. 80DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  81. 81The Green ChickenThesaurusThe Purple Cow
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish5Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird6Bird + Earth→ Chicken7Chicken + Fish→ Chicken of the Sea8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Steam→ Train11Chicken of the Sea + Train→ Chicken Train12Earth + Water→ Plant13Lake + Plant→ Lily14Lily + Water→ Pond15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Water→ Wine17Pond + Wine→ Punch18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Smoke + Wine→ Smoker20Punch + Smoker→ Boxer21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Water + Wind→ Wave23Earth + Wave→ Sand24Fire + Sand→ Glass25Fire + Glass→ Lens26Earth + Lens→ Telescope27Telescope + Wave→ Radio28Dust + Radio→ Dusty Springfield29Dusty Springfield + Glass→ Dusty Glass30Boxer + Dusty Glass→ Dusty Boxer31Engine + Plant→ Car32Dandelion + Earth→ Flower33Car + Flower→ Carnation34Fire + Wine→ Alcohol35Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka36Steam + Vodka→ Cocktail37Carnation + Cocktail→ Pink Lady38Dusty Boxer + Pink Lady→ Pink Boxer39Chicken Train + Pink Boxer→ Chicken Boxer40Steam + Wind→ Cloud41Earth + Engine→ Tractor42Cloud + Tractor→ Crop43Crop + Fire→ Toast44Engine + Toast→ Pop Tart45Fire + Pop Tart→ Hot Pocket46Earth + Steam→ Mud47Car + Mud→ Rally48Earth + Rally→ March49Earth + Earth→ Mountain50Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch51Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds52Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn53Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie54March + Movie→ March of the Penguins55Hot Pocket + March of the Penguins→ Hot Penguin56Dust + Fire→ Ash57Plant + Steam→ Tea58Ash + Tea→ Matcha59Dust + Matcha→ Green Tea60Cloud + Water→ Rain61Car + Rain→ Traffic62Green Tea + Traffic→ Green Light63Smoke + Water→ Fog64Dandelion + Fog→ Fairy65Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche66Steam + Train→ Locomotive67Avalanche + Locomotive→ Snowpiercer68Fairy + Snowpiercer→ Tilda Swinton69Green Light + Tilda Swinton→ The Green Knight70Hot Penguin + The Green Knight→ The Green Penguin71Chicken Boxer + The Green Penguin→ The Green Chicken72Earth + Fire→ Lava73Lava + Water→ Stone74Plant + Stone→ Fossil75Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur76Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm77Earth + Plant→ Tree78Dust + Tree→ Wood79Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal80Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus81The Green Chicken + Thesaurus→ The Purple Cow

The Purple Cow at a glance

Steps to craft
81
Marathon
Crafting depth
133
longer than 100% 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 Purple Cow in Infinite Craft?

Combine The Green Chicken with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 81 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Purple Cow?

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

Is The Purple Cow hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 81 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Purple Cow?

Only one known combination produces The Purple Cow.

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