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How to Make Melanin in Infinite Craft

Melanin is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Pokemon plus Skin Cancer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PokemonSkin CancerMelanin

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 262 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4SandWaterBeach
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6BeachLavaHawaii
  7. 7PlantWaveSeaweed
  8. 8HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  9. 9PlantPokePokemon
  10. 10FireSandGlass
  11. 11FireGlassLens
  12. 12LensWaterMicroscope
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15FirePlanetSun
  16. 16LensSunSunburn
  17. 17MicroscopeSunburnSkin Cancer
  18. 18PokemonSkin CancerMelanin
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Sand + Water→ Beach5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Beach + Lava→ Hawaii7Plant + Wave→ Seaweed8Hawaii + Seaweed→ Poke9Plant + Poke→ Pokemon10Fire + Sand→ Glass11Fire + Glass→ Lens12Lens + Water→ Microscope13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Fire + Planet→ Sun16Lens + Sun→ Sunburn17Microscope + Sunburn→ Skin Cancer18Pokemon + Skin Cancer→ Melanin

Other ways to make Melanin

2 combinations are known to produce Melanin. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Melanin
FirstSecondResult
PokemonSkin CancerMelanin
LessMiss PigmentMelanin

Melanin at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Melanin in Infinite Craft?

Combine Pokemon with Skin Cancer. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Melanin?

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

Is Melanin hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Melanin?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Melanin, 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.