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How to Make Matchstick in Infinite Craft

Matchstick 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 Woodchipper.

The final combination

MatchaWoodchipperMatchstick

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1680 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. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthEngineTractor
  9. 9AshTractorLawnmower
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11LawnmowerTreeWoodchipper
  12. 12MatchaWoodchipperMatchstick
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Fire + Water→ Steam5Plant + Steam→ Tea6Ash + Tea→ Matcha7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Earth + Engine→ Tractor9Ash + Tractor→ Lawnmower10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Lawnmower + Tree→ Woodchipper12Matcha + Woodchipper→ Matchstick

Other ways to make Matchstick

80 combinations are known to produce Matchstick. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Matchstick

Matchstick at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
80
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Matchstick in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Matchstick?

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

Is Matchstick 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 Matchstick?

Yes. 80 combinations are known to produce Matchstick, 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.