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How to Make MAD in Infinite Craft

MAD is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Mad Mountain. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersMad MountainMAD

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 393 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13PlantSteamTea
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainMountainMountain Range
  16. 16Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  17. 17TeaTea PartyMad Hatter
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20PlanetSteamSteampunk
  21. 21Mad HatterSteampunkSteam Hatter
  22. 22MountainSteam HatterMountain Hatter
  23. 23Mad HatterMountain HatterMad Mountain
  24. 24LettersMad MountainMAD
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Fire + Water→ Steam13Plant + Steam→ Tea14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range16Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party17Tea + Tea Party→ Mad Hatter18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Planet + Steam→ Steampunk21Mad Hatter + Steampunk→ Steam Hatter22Mountain + Steam Hatter→ Mountain Hatter23Mad Hatter + Mountain Hatter→ Mad Mountain24Letters + Mad Mountain→ MAD

Other ways to make MAD

3 combinations are known to produce MAD. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce MAD
FirstSecondResult
LettersMad MountainMAD
AcronymMountain DandelionMAD
Mad MountainSubredditMAD

What you can make with MAD

MAD at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
11
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make MAD in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Mad Mountain. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make MAD?

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

Is MAD hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make MAD?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce MAD, 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.