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How to Make Matches in Infinite Craft

Matches sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Matcha plus Mess.

The final combination

MatchaMessMatches

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1616 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5PlantSteamTea
  6. 6AshTeaMatcha
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineSteamTrain
  10. 10TornadoTrainWreck
  11. 11DustWreckMess
  12. 12MatchaMessMatches
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Fire + Water→ Steam5Plant + Steam→ Tea6Ash + Tea→ Matcha7Wind + Wind→ Tornado8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Steam→ Train10Tornado + Train→ Wreck11Dust + Wreck→ Mess12Matcha + Mess→ Matches

Other ways to make Matches

16 combinations are known to produce Matches. Here are 16 of them.

What you can make with Matches

Matches at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
16
ways to make it
Used in
144
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Matches in Infinite Craft?

Combine Matcha with Mess. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Matches?

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

Is Matches hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Matches?

Yes. 16 combinations are known to produce Matches, and the shortest route is shown above.

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