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How to Make McMillen in Infinite Craft

McMillen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Edmund McMillen plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Edmund McMillenPresent TenseMcMillen

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 97

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickBrickWall
  5. 5SteamWallGraffiti
  6. 6EarthGraffitiArt
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8ArtDustArtist
  9. 9BrickMudAdobe
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoTornadoHurricane
  12. 12HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  13. 13AdobeSteamboatAdobe Flash
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16EarthEarthMountain
  17. 17DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  18. 18DustWindSandstorm
  19. 19SandstormWaterOasis
  20. 20Mountain DewOasisMountain Oasis
  21. 21Adobe FlashMountain OasisIndie Game
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23EarthEngineTractor
  24. 24EarthTractorFarm
  25. 25FarmFireBarbecue
  26. 26MountainMountainMountain Range
  27. 27FireFireVolcano
  28. 28Mountain RangeVolcanoYellowstone
  29. 29Mountain RangeYellowstoneSuper Volcano
  30. 30PlantSuper VolcanoSuper Plant
  31. 31BarbecueSuper PlantSuper Meat Boy
  32. 32Indie GameSuper Meat BoyThe Binding of Isaac
  33. 33ArtistThe Binding of IsaacEdmund McMillen
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35AshBarbecueBurger
  36. 36BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  40. 40Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  41. 41PlantSteamTea
  42. 42EngineWindWindmill
  43. 43TeaWindmillDutch
  44. 44DustEarthPlanet
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  50. 50Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  51. 51Edmund McMillenPresent TenseMcMillen
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud3Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick4Brick + Brickโ†’ Wall5Steam + Wallโ†’ Graffiti6Earth + Graffitiโ†’ Art7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Art + Dustโ†’ Artist9Brick + Mudโ†’ Adobe10Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado11Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane12Hurricane + Steamโ†’ Steamboat13Adobe + Steamboatโ†’ Adobe Flash14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion16Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain17Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew18Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm19Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis20Mountain Dew + Oasisโ†’ Mountain Oasis21Adobe Flash + Mountain Oasisโ†’ Indie Game22Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine23Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor24Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm25Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue26Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range27Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano28Mountain Range + Volcanoโ†’ Yellowstone29Mountain Range + Yellowstoneโ†’ Super Volcano30Plant + Super Volcanoโ†’ Super Plant31Barbecue + Super Plantโ†’ Super Meat Boy32Indie Game + Super Meat Boyโ†’ The Binding of Isaac33Artist + The Binding of Isaacโ†’ Edmund McMillen34Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash35Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger36Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger37Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole39Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine40Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger41Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea42Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill43Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch44Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet45Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun46Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future47Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense48Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense49Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity50Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense51Edmund McMillen + Present Tenseโ†’ McMillen

McMillen at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
97
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make McMillen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Edmund McMillen with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make McMillen?

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

Is McMillen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make McMillen?

Only one known combination produces McMillen.

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