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How to Make Gray Matter in Infinite Craft

Gray Matter is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Gray Mars plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Gray MarsLettersGray Matter

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6AshPencilCrayon
  7. 7CrayonWaterColor
  8. 8AshColorGrey
  9. 9CrayonGreyGray
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthEngineTractor
  13. 13EarthTractorFarm
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15DustWindSandstorm
  16. 16PlanetSandstormMars
  17. 17FarmMarsMars Bar
  18. 18SandstormWaterOasis
  19. 19DustOasisMummy
  20. 20FirePlanetSun
  21. 21FireSunSolar
  22. 22MummySolarRa
  23. 23Mars BarRaMars Ra
  24. 24GrayMars RaGray Mars
  25. 25TreeWaterRiver
  26. 26RiverTreePaper
  27. 27PaperPlantBook
  28. 28EarthRiverDelta
  29. 29BookDeltaAlphabet
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31FireFireVolcano
  32. 32DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  33. 33AlphabetFireworksLetters
  34. 34Gray MarsLettersGray Matter
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil6Ash + Pencilโ†’ Crayon7Crayon + Waterโ†’ Color8Ash + Colorโ†’ Grey9Crayon + Greyโ†’ Gray10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor13Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm14Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet15Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm16Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars17Farm + Marsโ†’ Mars Bar18Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis19Dust + Oasisโ†’ Mummy20Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun21Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar22Mummy + Solarโ†’ Ra23Mars Bar + Raโ†’ Mars Ra24Gray + Mars Raโ†’ Gray Mars25Tree + Waterโ†’ River26River + Treeโ†’ Paper27Paper + Plantโ†’ Book28Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta29Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet30Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion31Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano32Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks33Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters34Gray Mars + Lettersโ†’ Gray Matter

Other ways to make Gray Matter

2 combinations are known to produce Gray Matter. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gray Matter
FirstSecondResult
Gray MarsLettersGray Matter
Gray MarsLessGray Matter

Gray Matter at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

Similar effort to Gray Matter, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gray Matter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Gray Mars with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gray Matter?

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

Is Gray Matter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gray Matter?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Gray Matter, 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.