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How to Make Machines in Infinite Craft

Machines is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Machine plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MachinePluralMachines

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 362 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5LavaStoneObsidian
  6. 6EngineWindWindmill
  7. 7ObsidianWindmillGrinder
  8. 8EngineGrinderMachine
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11EarthTsunamiIsland
  12. 12EarthIslandContinent
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14SteamWaveSurf
  15. 15ContinentSurfAustralia
  16. 16EarthEarthMountain
  17. 17MountainWindAvalanche
  18. 18AvalancheWindSnow
  19. 19AustraliaSnowNo
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21LakeWaterOcean
  22. 22NoOceanNot
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  27. 27NotSingularityPlural
  28. 28MachinePluralMachines
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Lava + Stone→ Obsidian6Engine + Wind→ Windmill7Obsidian + Windmill→ Grinder8Engine + Grinder→ Machine9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Earth + Tsunami→ Island12Earth + Island→ Continent13Water + Wind→ Wave14Steam + Wave→ Surf15Continent + Surf→ Australia16Earth + Earth→ Mountain17Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche18Avalanche + Wind→ Snow19Australia + Snow→ No20Water + Water→ Lake21Lake + Water→ Ocean22No + Ocean→ Not23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole26Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity27Not + Singularity→ Plural28Machine + Plural→ Machines

Other ways to make Machines

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

Alternative combinations that produce Machines
FirstSecondResult
MachinePluralMachines
MechanicalPluralMachines

Machines at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Machines in Infinite Craft?

Combine Machine with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Machines?

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

Is Machines hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Machines?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Machines, 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.