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How to Make It’s a mess in Infinite Craft

It’s a mess is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Itag plus Less. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ItagLessIt’s a mess

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5IncenseSwampMosquito
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  9. 9Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  10. 10FireSeedsPopcorn
  11. 11MountainPopcornMovie
  12. 12MosquitoMovieIt
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EngineWindWindmill
  16. 16WaterWindmillEnergy
  17. 17WaterWaterLake
  18. 18EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  19. 19EarthElectric EelBattery
  20. 20EarthSteamMud
  21. 21FireMudBrick
  22. 22BrickBrickWall
  23. 23SteamWallGraffiti
  24. 24BatteryGraffitiTag
  25. 25ItTagItag
  26. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27TornadoTornadoHurricane
  28. 28EarthPlantTree
  29. 29EarthWindDust
  30. 30DandelionDustWish
  31. 31TreeWishMoney
  32. 32HurricaneMoneyProfit
  33. 33FireProfitLoss
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35PlanetSteamSteampunk
  36. 36SteampunkWindAirship
  37. 37AirshipWindZeppelin
  38. 38SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  39. 39DandelionWaterWine
  40. 40Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  41. 41EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  42. 42LossMeLess
  43. 43ItagLessIt’s a mess
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Plant + Water→ Swamp5Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito6Earth + Earth→ Mountain7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch9Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds10Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn11Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie12Mosquito + Movie→ It13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Wind→ Windmill16Water + Windmill→ Energy17Water + Water→ Lake18Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel19Earth + Electric Eel→ Battery20Earth + Steam→ Mud21Fire + Mud→ Brick22Brick + Brick→ Wall23Steam + Wall→ Graffiti24Battery + Graffiti→ Tag25It + Tag→ Itag26Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane28Earth + Plant→ Tree29Earth + Wind→ Dust30Dandelion + Dust→ Wish31Tree + Wish→ Money32Hurricane + Money→ Profit33Fire + Profit→ Loss34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Planet + Steam→ Steampunk36Steampunk + Wind→ Airship37Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin38Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin39Dandelion + Water→ Wine40Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé41Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me42Loss + Me→ Less43Itag + Less→ It’s a mess

It’s a mess at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make It’s a mess in Infinite Craft?

Combine Itag with Less. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make It’s a mess?

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

Is It’s a mess hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make It’s a mess?

Only one known combination produces It’s a mess.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.