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How to Make Small Man in Infinite Craft

Small Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Big Man plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Big ManOppositeSmall Man

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 53

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthEarthMountain
  4. 4MountainWindAvalanche
  5. 5AvalancheWindSnow
  6. 6PlantSnowChristmas Tree
  7. 7Christmas TreeEarthPineapple
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9PineappleTornadoPineapple Express
  10. 10DustPineapple ExpressDustin Hoffman
  11. 11DustWindSandstorm
  12. 12SandstormWindDust Storm
  13. 13FireWindSmoke
  14. 14PlantSmokeIncense
  15. 15Dust StormIncenseSandalwood
  16. 16Dustin HoffmanSandalwoodLittle Big Man
  17. 17Little Big ManLittle Big ManBig Man
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WindWineBalloon
  21. 21BalloonDustDust Bunny
  22. 22PlantWaterSwamp
  23. 23FireSwampDragon
  24. 24DustFireAsh
  25. 25AshFirePhoenix
  26. 26DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  27. 27Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  28. 28Big ManOppositeSmall Man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain4Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche5Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow6Plant + Snowโ†’ Christmas Tree7Christmas Tree + Earthโ†’ Pineapple8Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado9Pineapple + Tornadoโ†’ Pineapple Express10Dust + Pineapple Expressโ†’ Dustin Hoffman11Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm12Sandstorm + Windโ†’ Dust Storm13Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke14Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense15Dust Storm + Incenseโ†’ Sandalwood16Dustin Hoffman + Sandalwoodโ†’ Little Big Man17Little Big Man + Little Big Manโ†’ Big Man18Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion19Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine20Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon21Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny22Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp23Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon24Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash25Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix26Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang27Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite28Big Man + Oppositeโ†’ Small Man

Small Man at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
53
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

Similar effort to Small Man, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Small Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine Big Man with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Small Man?

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

Is Small Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Small Man?

Only one known combination produces Small Man.

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