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How to Make Middlemarch in Infinite Craft

Middlemarch is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Ark plus George Eliot. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black ArkGeorge EliotMiddlemarch

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6FireMudBrick
  7. 7BoatBrickArk
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEngineVacuum
  10. 10FireVacuumBlack Hole
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionPlantWeed
  14. 14PlantWeedPot
  15. 15Black HolePotBlack Pot
  16. 16ArkBlack PotBlack Ark
  17. 17PlantSteamTea
  18. 18EngineWindWindmill
  19. 19TeaWindmillDutch
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21FireSwampDragon
  22. 22DragonWaterSea Serpent
  23. 23Sea SerpentTeaTea Serpent
  24. 24DutchTea SerpentDutchess
  25. 25EarthEngineTractor
  26. 26EarthTractorFarm
  27. 27FarmWaterRice
  28. 28WindWindTornado
  29. 29RiceTornadoRice Krispies
  30. 30EarthRice KrispiesSnap
  31. 31EarthSnapPhoto
  32. 32DustPhotoFingerprint
  33. 33FingerprintPhotoIdentity
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36SandWaterBeach
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38EarthGlassBottle
  39. 39BeachBottleMessage
  40. 40EarthMessageLetter
  41. 41LetterLetterWord
  42. 42IdentityWordName
  43. 43EarthMudClay
  44. 44LakeWaterOcean
  45. 45OceanWaterFish
  46. 46FishWindFlying Fish
  47. 47EarthFlying FishBird
  48. 48BirdWaterPenguin
  49. 49ClayPenguinPenguin Vase
  50. 50NamePenguin VasePen Name
  51. 51DutchessPen NameGeorge Eliot
  52. 52Black ArkGeorge EliotMiddlemarch
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Engine + Lakeโ†’ Boat5Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud6Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick7Boat + Brickโ†’ Ark8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum10Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion13Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed14Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot15Black Hole + Potโ†’ Black Pot16Ark + Black Potโ†’ Black Ark17Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea18Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill19Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch20Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp21Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon22Dragon + Waterโ†’ Sea Serpent23Sea Serpent + Teaโ†’ Tea Serpent24Dutch + Tea Serpentโ†’ Dutchess25Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor26Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm27Farm + Waterโ†’ Rice28Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado29Rice + Tornadoโ†’ Rice Krispies30Earth + Rice Krispiesโ†’ Snap31Earth + Snapโ†’ Photo32Dust + Photoโ†’ Fingerprint33Fingerprint + Photoโ†’ Identity34Water + Windโ†’ Wave35Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand36Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach37Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass38Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle39Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message40Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter41Letter + Letterโ†’ Word42Identity + Wordโ†’ Name43Earth + Mudโ†’ Clay44Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean45Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish46Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish47Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird48Bird + Waterโ†’ Penguin49Clay + Penguinโ†’ Penguin Vase50Name + Penguin Vaseโ†’ Pen Name51Dutchess + Pen Nameโ†’ George Eliot52Black Ark + George Eliotโ†’ Middlemarch

Middlemarch at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Middlemarch in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Ark with George Eliot. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Middlemarch?

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

Is Middlemarch hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Middlemarch?

Only one known combination produces Middlemarch.

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