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How to Make 5 Minutes to Midnight in Infinite Craft

5 Minutes to Midnight is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 66 combinations to get there, and the final one is 5 Minutes plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

5 MinutesFuture Tense5 Minutes to Midnight

Marathon66 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 114

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 66 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6WaterWineHoly Water
  7. 7FireHoly WaterVampire
  8. 8DandelionPlantWeed
  9. 9VampireWeedCount
  10. 10CountCountNumber
  11. 11DragonNumber1
  12. 12FireFireVolcano
  13. 13DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16EarthPlanetMoon
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20GlassSandHourglass
  21. 21FireHourglassTime
  22. 22MoonTimeMonth
  23. 23FireworksMonthJuly
  24. 24FireworksJuly4th
  25. 2514th5th
  26. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27SmokeWeedHigh
  28. 28DustFireAsh
  29. 29AshFirePhoenix
  30. 30AshPhoenixRebirth
  31. 31HighRebirthHigher
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33BalloonDustDust Bunny
  34. 34DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  35. 35Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  36. 36HigherOppositeLower
  37. 37WaterWaterLake
  38. 38EarthFireLava
  39. 39LavaWaterStone
  40. 40LakeStoneLighthouse
  41. 41SmokeStoneStatue
  42. 42LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  43. 43Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  44. 44MoonWaterTide
  45. 45New YorkTideTimes
  46. 46LowerTimesMinutes
  47. 475thMinutes5 Minutes
  48. 48FireWaterSteam
  49. 49FireSteamEngine
  50. 50EarthEngineTractor
  51. 51EarthTractorFarm
  52. 52FarmFireBarbecue
  53. 53AshBarbecueBurger
  54. 54BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  55. 55DustEngineVacuum
  56. 56FireVacuumBlack Hole
  57. 57Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  58. 58Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  59. 59PlantSteamTea
  60. 60EngineWindWindmill
  61. 61TeaWindmillDutch
  62. 62FirePlanetSun
  63. 63SunTime MachineFuture
  64. 64DutchFutureTense
  65. 65Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  66. 665 MinutesFuture Tense5 Minutes to Midnight
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Water + Wine→ Holy Water7Fire + Holy Water→ Vampire8Dandelion + Plant→ Weed9Vampire + Weed→ Count10Count + Count→ Number11Dragon + Number→ 112Fire + Fire→ Volcano13Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Earth + Planet→ Moon17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Glass + Sand→ Hourglass21Fire + Hourglass→ Time22Moon + Time→ Month23Fireworks + Month→ July24Fireworks + July→ 4th251 + 4th→ 5th26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Smoke + Weed→ High28Dust + Fire→ Ash29Ash + Fire→ Phoenix30Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth31High + Rebirth→ Higher32Wind + Wine→ Balloon33Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny34Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang35Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite36Higher + Opposite→ Lower37Water + Water→ Lake38Earth + Fire→ Lava39Lava + Water→ Stone40Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse41Smoke + Stone→ Statue42Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty43Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York44Moon + Water→ Tide45New York + Tide→ Times46Lower + Times→ Minutes475th + Minutes→ 5 Minutes48Fire + Water→ Steam49Fire + Steam→ Engine50Earth + Engine→ Tractor51Earth + Tractor→ Farm52Farm + Fire→ Barbecue53Ash + Barbecue→ Burger54Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger55Dust + Engine→ Vacuum56Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole57Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine58Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger59Plant + Steam→ Tea60Engine + Wind→ Windmill61Tea + Windmill→ Dutch62Fire + Planet→ Sun63Sun + Time Machine→ Future64Dutch + Future→ Tense65Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense665 Minutes + Future Tense→ 5 Minutes to Midnight

5 Minutes to Midnight at a glance

Steps to craft
66
Marathon
Crafting depth
114
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 5 Minutes to Midnight in Infinite Craft?

Combine 5 Minutes with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 66 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 5 Minutes to Midnight?

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

Is 5 Minutes to Midnight hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 66 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 5 Minutes to Midnight?

Only one known combination produces 5 Minutes to Midnight.

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