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How to Make A Mess in Infinite Craft

A Mess is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Amess plus Single. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AmessSingleA Mess

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 293 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WindWindTornado
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineSteamTrain
  6. 6TornadoTrainWreck
  7. 7DustWreckMess
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakeWaterOcean
  10. 10OceanWaterFish
  11. 11EarthFishWhale
  12. 12MessWhaleAmess
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14SandstormWaterOasis
  15. 15EarthWaterPlant
  16. 16OasisPlantDate
  17. 17DateWaterDating
  18. 18DatingEarthMarriage
  19. 19EarthMarriageDivorce
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionDustWish
  22. 22WaterWishGenie
  23. 23DivorceGenieSingle
  24. 24AmessSingleA Mess
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Wind + Wind→ Tornado3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Engine + Steam→ Train6Tornado + Train→ Wreck7Dust + Wreck→ Mess8Water + Water→ Lake9Lake + Water→ Ocean10Ocean + Water→ Fish11Earth + Fish→ Whale12Mess + Whale→ Amess13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis15Earth + Water→ Plant16Oasis + Plant→ Date17Date + Water→ Dating18Dating + Earth→ Marriage19Earth + Marriage→ Divorce20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Dust→ Wish22Water + Wish→ Genie23Divorce + Genie→ Single24Amess + Single→ A Mess

Other ways to make A Mess

3 combinations are known to produce A Mess. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce A Mess
FirstSecondResult
AmessSingleA Mess
LabyrinthMercury in RetrogradeA Mess
LabyrinthMercury In RetrogradeA Mess

What you can make with A Mess

A Mess at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to A Mess, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Mess in Infinite Craft?

Combine Amess with Single. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Mess?

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

Is A Mess hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Mess?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce A Mess, 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.