Home / Recipes / H.C.M. โ How to Make H.C.M. in Infinite CraftH.C.M. is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hot Cross Moses plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ฅ๐๏ธ Hot Cross Moses+ ๐ Initials= โ H.C.M.
Marathon 56 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 83 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce H.C.M., so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 83 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant2 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion3 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Swamp4 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ Swamp= ๐ธ Frog5 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ธ Frog= ๐ธ Boiling Frog6 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Water= ๐ท Wine7 ๐ง Water+ ๐ท Wine= ๐ฆ Holy Water8 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree9 ๐ฆ Holy Water+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Jesus10 ๐ธ Boiling Frog+ ๐ Jesus= ๐ฐ Hot Cross Bunny11 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain12 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave13 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand14 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฟ Pyramid15 ๐ฟ Pyramid+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชฆ Tomb16 ๐ชฆ Tomb+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ Moses17 ๐ฐ Hot Cross Bunny+ ๐ซ Moses= ๐ฅ๐๏ธ Hot Cross Moses18 ๐ณ Tree+ ๐ง Water= ๐ River19 ๐ River+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Paper20 ๐ Paper+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Book21 ๐ Earth+ ๐ River= โฌ๏ธ Delta22 ๐ Book+ โฌ๏ธ Delta= ๐ Alphabet23 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust24 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake25 ๐ Lake+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐๏ธ Fjord26 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐๏ธ Fjord= ๐น Troll27 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐น Troll= ๐ Dwarf28 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฑ Pollen29 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฏ Honey30 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet31 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Planet= ๐ Moon32 ๐ฏ Honey+ ๐ Moon= ๐ Honeymoon33 ๐ Dwarf+ ๐ Honeymoon= ๐ Short34 ๐ Alphabet+ ๐ Short= ๐ Acronym35 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐จ Wind= ๐คง Allergy36 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam37 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine38 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car39 ๐ Car+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐จ Rust40 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Rust= ๐จ Iron41 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Iron= ๐ค Metal42 ๐คง Allergy+ ๐ค Metal= ๐ช Nickel43 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke44 ๐ช Nickel+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฆ Nickelodeon45 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava46 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone47 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil48 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur49 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm50 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood51 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal52 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus53 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym54 ๐ฆ Nickelodeon+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ Nickname55 ๐ Acronym+ ๐ Nickname= ๐ Initials56 ๐ฅ๐๏ธ Hot Cross Moses+ ๐ Initials= โ H.C.M.Crafting tree 1 Earth + Water โ Plant 2 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 3 Plant + Water โ Swamp 4 Dandelion + Swamp โ Frog 5 Fire + Frog โ Boiling Frog 6 Dandelion + Water โ Wine 7 Water + Wine โ Holy Water 8 Earth + Plant โ Tree 9 Holy Water + Tree โ Jesus 10 Boiling Frog + Jesus โ Hot Cross Bunny 11 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 12 Water + Wind โ Wave 13 Earth + Wave โ Sand 14 Mountain + Sand โ Pyramid 15 Pyramid + Water โ Tomb 16 Tomb + Water โ Moses 17 Hot Cross Bunny + Moses โ Hot Cross Moses 18 Tree + Water โ River 19 River + Tree โ Paper 20 Paper + Plant โ Book 21 Earth + River โ Delta 22 Book + Delta โ Alphabet 23 Earth + Wind โ Dust 24 Water + Water โ Lake 25 Lake + Mountain โ Fjord 26 Dust + Fjord โ Troll 27 Mountain + Troll โ Dwarf 28 Dust + Plant โ Pollen 29 Pollen + Water โ Honey 30 Dust + Earth โ Planet 31 Earth + Planet โ Moon 32 Honey + Moon โ Honeymoon 33 Dwarf + Honeymoon โ Short 34 Alphabet + Short โ Acronym 35 Pollen + Wind โ Allergy 36 Fire + Water โ Steam 37 Fire + Steam โ Engine 38 Engine + Plant โ Car 39 Car + Dust โ Rust 40 Fire + Rust โ Iron 41 Earth + Iron โ Metal 42 Allergy + Metal โ Nickel 43 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 44 Nickel + Smoke โ Nickelodeon 45 Earth + Fire โ Lava 46 Lava + Water โ Stone 47 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 48 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 49 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 50 Dust + Tree โ Wood 51 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 52 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 53 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 54 Nickelodeon + Synonym โ Nickname 55 Acronym + Nickname โ Initials 56 Hot Cross Moses + Initials โ H.C.M.
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Other ways to make H.C.M. 2 combinations are known to produce H.C.M.. Here are 2 of them.
H.C.M. at a glance
Steps to craft 56 Marathon
Crafting depth 83 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 56 steps Similar effort to H.C.M., if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make H.C.M. in Infinite Craft? Combine Hot Cross Moses with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.
How many steps does it take to make H.C.M.? 56 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is H.C.M. hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make H.C.M.? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce H.C.M., and the shortest route is shown above.
Path verified against the open recipe graph on 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .