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How to Make IMS in Infinite Craft

IMS is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Initials plus Mud Storm. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InitialsMud StormIMS

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73263 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 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. 42SteamStoneGeysir
  43. 43EarthSteamMud
  44. 44GeysirMudMud Geyser
  45. 45WaterWindWave
  46. 46WaveWindStorm
  47. 47Mud GeyserStormMud Storm
  48. 48InitialsMud StormIMS
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord12Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll13Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf14Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen15Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey16Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet17Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon18Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short20Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym21Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy22Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Engine + Plantโ†’ Car25Car + Dustโ†’ Rust26Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron27Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal28Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel29Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke30Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon31Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava32Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone33Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil34Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur35Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm36Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood37Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal38Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus39Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym40Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname41Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials42Steam + Stoneโ†’ Geysir43Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud44Geysir + Mudโ†’ Mud Geyser45Water + Windโ†’ Wave46Wave + Windโ†’ Storm47Mud Geyser + Stormโ†’ Mud Storm48Initials + Mud Stormโ†’ IMS

Other ways to make IMS

263 combinations are known to produce IMS. Here are 25 of them.

IMS at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
263
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make IMS in Infinite Craft?

Combine Initials with Mud Storm. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make IMS?

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

Is IMS hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make IMS?

Yes. 263 combinations are known to produce IMS, 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.