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How to Make Messier 17s in Infinite Craft

Messier 17s is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Messier 17 plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Messier 17PluralMessier 17s

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 48

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WindWindTornado
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineSteamTrain
  6. 6TornadoTrainWreck
  7. 7DustWreckMess
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9PlanetPlanetStar
  10. 10MessStarMessier
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireMudBrick
  13. 13BrickMudAdobe
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16LavaWaterStone
  17. 17LakeStoneLighthouse
  18. 18AdobeLighthouseTaj Mahal
  19. 19MessierTaj MahalMessier 17
  20. 20TornadoWaterTsunami
  21. 21EarthTsunamiIsland
  22. 22EarthIslandContinent
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24SteamWaveSurf
  25. 25ContinentSurfAustralia
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27MountainWindAvalanche
  28. 28AvalancheWindSnow
  29. 29AustraliaSnowNo
  30. 30LakeWaterOcean
  31. 31NoOceanNot
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33FireVacuumBlack Hole
  34. 34Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  35. 35NotSingularityPlural
  36. 36Messier 17PluralMessier 17s
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Wind + Wind→ Tornado3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Engine + Steam→ Train6Tornado + Train→ Wreck7Dust + Wreck→ Mess8Dust + Earth→ Planet9Planet + Planet→ Star10Mess + Star→ Messier11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Fire + Mud→ Brick13Brick + Mud→ Adobe14Water + Water→ Lake15Earth + Fire→ Lava16Lava + Water→ Stone17Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse18Adobe + Lighthouse→ Taj Mahal19Messier + Taj Mahal→ Messier 1720Tornado + Water→ Tsunami21Earth + Tsunami→ Island22Earth + Island→ Continent23Water + Wind→ Wave24Steam + Wave→ Surf25Continent + Surf→ Australia26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche28Avalanche + Wind→ Snow29Australia + Snow→ No30Lake + Water→ Ocean31No + Ocean→ Not32Dust + Engine→ Vacuum33Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole34Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity35Not + Singularity→ Plural36Messier 17 + Plural→ Messier 17s

Messier 17s at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
48
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Messier 17s, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Messier 17s in Infinite Craft?

Combine Messier 17 with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Messier 17s?

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

Is Messier 17s hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Messier 17s?

Only one known combination produces Messier 17s.

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