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How to Make Middling in Infinite Craft

Middling is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 23 combinations to get there, and the final one is Middle plus Think. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MiddleThinkMiddling

Marathon23 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 38

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 23 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5SmokeWeedHigh
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9DustEngineVacuum
  10. 10HighVacuumLow
  11. 11HighLowMiddle
  12. 12SmokeWaterFog
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16SandstormStoneSphinx
  17. 17FogSphinxRiddle
  18. 18RiddleWindAnswer
  19. 19AnswerSteamQuestion
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21EngineTractorTank
  22. 22QuestionTankThink
  23. 23MiddleThinkMiddling
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Smoke + Weed→ High6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Dust + Engine→ Vacuum10High + Vacuum→ Low11High + Low→ Middle12Smoke + Water→ Fog13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Earth + Fire→ Lava15Lava + Water→ Stone16Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx17Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle18Riddle + Wind→ Answer19Answer + Steam→ Question20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Engine + Tractor→ Tank22Question + Tank→ Think23Middle + Think→ Middling

Middling at a glance

Steps to craft
23
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 89% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 23 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Middling in Infinite Craft?

Combine Middle with Think. The full path from the base elements takes 23 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Middling?

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

Is Middling hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 23 steps it is longer than 89% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Middling?

Only one known combination produces Middling.

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