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How to Make 3em in Infinite Craft

3em is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is 3E plus M. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

3EM3em

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 642 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5FireGlassLens
  6. 6EarthLensTelescope
  7. 7TelescopeWaveRadio
  8. 8PlantRadioRadioactive
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10RadioactiveSteamFallout
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireMudBrick
  13. 13BrickWindHouse
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EngineSteamTrain
  16. 16HouseTrainStation
  17. 17FalloutStation3
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19TreeWaterRiver
  20. 20RiverTreePaper
  21. 21PaperPlantBook
  22. 22EarthRiverDelta
  23. 23BookDeltaAlphabet
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25WaterWindmillEnergy
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  28. 28AlphabetElectric EelE
  29. 293E3E
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31LensPlantCamera
  32. 32CameraPlantPhotograph
  33. 33SandWaterBeach
  34. 34GlassWindWindow
  35. 35WindWindowCurtain
  36. 36BeachCurtainToga
  37. 37FireTogaRoman
  38. 38PhotographRomanRoman Numeral
  39. 39MountainRoman NumeralM
  40. 403EM3em
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Fire + Glass→ Lens6Earth + Lens→ Telescope7Telescope + Wave→ Radio8Plant + Radio→ Radioactive9Fire + Water→ Steam10Radioactive + Steam→ Fallout11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Fire + Mud→ Brick13Brick + Wind→ House14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Steam→ Train16House + Train→ Station17Fallout + Station→ 318Earth + Plant→ Tree19Tree + Water→ River20River + Tree→ Paper21Paper + Plant→ Book22Earth + River→ Delta23Book + Delta→ Alphabet24Engine + Wind→ Windmill25Water + Windmill→ Energy26Water + Water→ Lake27Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel28Alphabet + Electric Eel→ E293 + E→ 3E30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Lens + Plant→ Camera32Camera + Plant→ Photograph33Sand + Water→ Beach34Glass + Wind→ Window35Wind + Window→ Curtain36Beach + Curtain→ Toga37Fire + Toga→ Roman38Photograph + Roman→ Roman Numeral39Mountain + Roman Numeral→ M403E + M→ 3em

Other ways to make 3em

2 combinations are known to produce 3em. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce 3em
FirstSecondResult
3EM3em
3eM3em

3em at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to 3em, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 3em in Infinite Craft?

Combine 3E with M. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 3em?

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

Is 3em hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 3em?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce 3em, 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.