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How to Make Muddling Through in Infinite Craft

Muddling Through is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mud Thing plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mud ThingPresent TenseMuddling Through

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4DragonDragonDragon Egg
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6EarthSteamMud
  7. 7Dragon EggMudMud Dragon
  8. 8PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  9. 9SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  10. 10Mud DragonSwamp ThingMud Thing
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustFireAsh
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EarthEngineTractor
  15. 15EarthTractorFarm
  16. 16FarmFireBarbecue
  17. 17AshBarbecueBurger
  18. 18BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  19. 19DustEngineVacuum
  20. 20FireVacuumBlack Hole
  21. 21Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  22. 22Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  23. 23PlantSteamTea
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25TeaWindmillDutch
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28SunTime MachineFuture
  29. 29DutchFutureTense
  30. 30Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  33. 33Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  34. 34Mud ThingPresent TenseMuddling Through
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Dragon + Dragon→ Dragon Egg5Fire + Water→ Steam6Earth + Steam→ Mud7Dragon Egg + Mud→ Mud Dragon8Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap9Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing10Mud Dragon + Swamp Thing→ Mud Thing11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Fire→ Ash13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Earth + Engine→ Tractor15Earth + Tractor→ Farm16Farm + Fire→ Barbecue17Ash + Barbecue→ Burger18Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger19Dust + Engine→ Vacuum20Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole21Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine22Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger23Plant + Steam→ Tea24Engine + Wind→ Windmill25Tea + Windmill→ Dutch26Dust + Earth→ Planet27Fire + Planet→ Sun28Sun + Time Machine→ Future29Dutch + Future→ Tense30Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity33Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense34Mud Thing + Present Tense→ Muddling Through

Muddling Through at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Muddling Through in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mud Thing with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Muddling Through?

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

Is Muddling Through hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Muddling Through?

Only one known combination produces Muddling Through.

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