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How to Make HCM in Infinite Craft

HCM is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hot Chai Martini plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hot Chai MartiniInitialsHCM

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 932 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainWindAvalanche
  3. 3AvalancheWindSnow
  4. 4SnowWindBlizzard
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlantSteamTea
  8. 8FireTeaChai
  9. 9BlizzardChaiChai Tea
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12SteamWineStew
  13. 13Chai TeaStewChai Stew
  14. 14FireFireVolcano
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17VolcanoWindmillGeothermal
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19FireWineAlcohol
  20. 20AlcoholLakeVodka
  21. 21LakeVodkaMartini
  22. 22GeothermalMartiniHot Martini
  23. 23Chai StewHot MartiniHot Chai Martini
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25TreeWaterRiver
  26. 26RiverTreePaper
  27. 27PaperPlantBook
  28. 28EarthRiverDelta
  29. 29BookDeltaAlphabet
  30. 30EarthWindDust
  31. 31LakeMountainFjord
  32. 32DustFjordTroll
  33. 33MountainTrollDwarf
  34. 34DustPlantPollen
  35. 35PollenWaterHoney
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37EarthPlanetMoon
  38. 38HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  39. 39DwarfHoneymoonShort
  40. 40AlphabetShortAcronym
  41. 41PollenWindAllergy
  42. 42EnginePlantCar
  43. 43CarDustRust
  44. 44FireRustIron
  45. 45EarthIronMetal
  46. 46AllergyMetalNickel
  47. 47FireWindSmoke
  48. 48NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  49. 49EarthFireLava
  50. 50LavaWaterStone
  51. 51PlantStoneFossil
  52. 52FireFossilDinosaur
  53. 53DustWindSandstorm
  54. 54DustTreeWood
  55. 55SandstormWoodSandal
  56. 56DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  57. 57LakeThesaurusSynonym
  58. 58NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  59. 59AcronymNicknameInitials
  60. 60Hot Chai MartiniInitialsHCM
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche3Avalanche + Wind→ Snow4Snow + Wind→ Blizzard5Earth + Water→ Plant6Fire + Water→ Steam7Plant + Steam→ Tea8Fire + Tea→ Chai9Blizzard + Chai→ Chai Tea10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Water→ Wine12Steam + Wine→ Stew13Chai Tea + Stew→ Chai Stew14Fire + Fire→ Volcano15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Volcano + Windmill→ Geothermal18Water + Water→ Lake19Fire + Wine→ Alcohol20Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka21Lake + Vodka→ Martini22Geothermal + Martini→ Hot Martini23Chai Stew + Hot Martini→ Hot Chai Martini24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Tree + Water→ River26River + Tree→ Paper27Paper + Plant→ Book28Earth + River→ Delta29Book + Delta→ Alphabet30Earth + Wind→ Dust31Lake + Mountain→ Fjord32Dust + Fjord→ Troll33Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf34Dust + Plant→ Pollen35Pollen + Water→ Honey36Dust + Earth→ Planet37Earth + Planet→ Moon38Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon39Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short40Alphabet + Short→ Acronym41Pollen + Wind→ Allergy42Engine + Plant→ Car43Car + Dust→ Rust44Fire + Rust→ Iron45Earth + Iron→ Metal46Allergy + Metal→ Nickel47Fire + Wind→ Smoke48Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon49Earth + Fire→ Lava50Lava + Water→ Stone51Plant + Stone→ Fossil52Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur53Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm54Dust + Tree→ Wood55Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal56Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus57Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym58Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname59Acronym + Nickname→ Initials60Hot Chai Martini + Initials→ HCM

Other ways to make HCM

2 combinations are known to produce HCM. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce HCM
FirstSecondResult
Hot Chai MartiniInitialsHCM
Hot Chai MartiniINITIALSHCM

HCM at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
93
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

Similar effort to HCM, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make HCM in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hot Chai Martini with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make HCM?

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

Is HCM hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make HCM?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce HCM, 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.