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How to Make May 5 in Infinite Craft

May 5 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Five plus May. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FiveMayMay 5

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 32

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4FireGlassLens
  5. 5LensWaterMicroscope
  6. 6SandWaterBeach
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8BeachPlantPalm
  9. 9MicroscopePalmHand
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12DandelionPlantWeed
  13. 13SmokeWeedHigh
  14. 14HandHighFive
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EnginePlantCar
  20. 20EarthSteamMud
  21. 21CarMudRally
  22. 22EarthRallyMarch
  23. 23LilyMarchMay
  24. 24FiveMayMay 5
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Fire + Glass→ Lens5Lens + Water→ Microscope6Sand + Water→ Beach7Earth + Water→ Plant8Beach + Plant→ Palm9Microscope + Palm→ Hand10Fire + Wind→ Smoke11Plant + Wind→ Dandelion12Dandelion + Plant→ Weed13Smoke + Weed→ High14Hand + High→ Five15Water + Water→ Lake16Lake + Plant→ Lily17Fire + Water→ Steam18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Engine + Plant→ Car20Earth + Steam→ Mud21Car + Mud→ Rally22Earth + Rally→ March23Lily + March→ May24Five + May→ May 5

What you can make with May 5

May 5 at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to May 5, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make May 5 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Five with May. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make May 5?

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

Is May 5 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 May 5?

Only one known combination produces May 5.

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