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How to Make I’m the man in Infinite Craft

I’m the man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus Methan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsMethanI’m the man

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 842 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21PollenWindAllergy
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarDustRust
  26. 26FireRustIron
  27. 27EarthIronMetal
  28. 28AllergyMetalNickel
  29. 29FireWindSmoke
  30. 30NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  31. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33PlantStoneFossil
  34. 34FireFossilDinosaur
  35. 35DustWindSandstorm
  36. 36DustTreeWood
  37. 37SandstormWoodSandal
  38. 38DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  39. 39LakeThesaurusSynonym
  40. 40NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  41. 41AcronymNicknameInitials
  42. 42PlantSmokeIncense
  43. 43IncenseWaterPerfume
  44. 44PerfumeWindSmell
  45. 45SmellWindFart
  46. 46FartLakeMethane
  47. 47EarthSteamMud
  48. 48WindWindTornado
  49. 49TornadoTornadoHurricane
  50. 50HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  51. 51MudSteamboatMississippi
  52. 52TornadoWaterTsunami
  53. 53MississippiTsunamiMistake
  54. 54MistakeWindTypo
  55. 55MethaneTypoMethan
  56. 56InitialsMethanI’m the man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Pollen + Wind→ Allergy22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Car + Dust→ Rust26Fire + Rust→ Iron27Earth + Iron→ Metal28Allergy + Metal→ Nickel29Fire + Wind→ Smoke30Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Plant + Stone→ Fossil34Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur35Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm36Dust + Tree→ Wood37Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname41Acronym + Nickname→ Initials42Plant + Smoke→ Incense43Incense + Water→ Perfume44Perfume + Wind→ Smell45Smell + Wind→ Fart46Fart + Lake→ Methane47Earth + Steam→ Mud48Wind + Wind→ Tornado49Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane50Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat51Mud + Steamboat→ Mississippi52Tornado + Water→ Tsunami53Mississippi + Tsunami→ Mistake54Mistake + Wind→ Typo55Methane + Typo→ Methan56Initials + Methan→ I’m the man

Other ways to make I’m the man

2 combinations are known to produce I’m the man. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce I’m the man
FirstSecondResult
InitialsMethanI’m the man
INITIALSMethanI’m the man

What you can make with I’m the man

I’m the man at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
14
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make I’m the man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with Methan. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make I’m the man?

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

Is I’m the man 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 I’m the man?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce I’m the man, 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.