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How to Make The First Middle Word in Infinite Craft

The First Middle Word is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 58 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus The Last Middle Word. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeThe Last Middle WordThe First Middle Word

Marathon58 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 106

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 58 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13DustPlantPollen
  14. 14PollenWaterHoney
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EngineSteamTrain
  18. 18SteamTrainLocomotive
  19. 19HoneyLocomotiveBee Train
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21PlanetSteamSteampunk
  22. 22Bee TrainSteampunkLast Exile
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26FireSandGlass
  27. 27EarthGlassBottle
  28. 28BeachBottleMessage
  29. 29EarthMessageLetter
  30. 30LetterLetterWord
  31. 31Last ExileWordLast Word
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33TreeWaterRiver
  34. 34RiverTreePaper
  35. 35PaperPlantBook
  36. 36EarthRiverDelta
  37. 37BookDeltaAlphabet
  38. 38AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  39. 39FireWindSmoke
  40. 40PlantSmokeIncense
  41. 41IncenseSandSnake
  42. 42Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  43. 43DandelionPlantWeed
  44. 44DustWeedClean
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46FireSunSolar
  47. 47PlantSolarOxygen
  48. 48OxygenWaterHydrogen
  49. 49DandelionHydrogenHelium
  50. 50CleanHeliumHe
  51. 51SmokeWeedHigh
  52. 52DustEngineVacuum
  53. 53HighVacuumLow
  54. 54HighLowMiddle
  55. 55HeMiddleThemiddle
  56. 56AnagramThemiddleThe Middle
  57. 57Last WordThe MiddleThe Last Middle Word
  58. 58OppositeThe Last Middle WordThe First Middle Word
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Dust + Plant→ Pollen14Pollen + Water→ Honey15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Engine + Steam→ Train18Steam + Train→ Locomotive19Honey + Locomotive→ Bee Train20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Planet + Steam→ Steampunk22Bee Train + Steampunk→ Last Exile23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Sand + Water→ Beach26Fire + Sand→ Glass27Earth + Glass→ Bottle28Beach + Bottle→ Message29Earth + Message→ Letter30Letter + Letter→ Word31Last Exile + Word→ Last Word32Earth + Plant→ Tree33Tree + Water→ River34River + Tree→ Paper35Paper + Plant→ Book36Earth + River→ Delta37Book + Delta→ Alphabet38Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup39Fire + Wind→ Smoke40Plant + Smoke→ Incense41Incense + Sand→ Snake42Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram43Dandelion + Plant→ Weed44Dust + Weed→ Clean45Fire + Planet→ Sun46Fire + Sun→ Solar47Plant + Solar→ Oxygen48Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen49Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium50Clean + Helium→ He51Smoke + Weed→ High52Dust + Engine→ Vacuum53High + Vacuum→ Low54High + Low→ Middle55He + Middle→ Themiddle56Anagram + Themiddle→ The Middle57Last Word + The Middle→ The Last Middle Word58Opposite + The Last Middle Word→ The First Middle Word

The First Middle Word at a glance

Steps to craft
58
Marathon
Crafting depth
106
longer than 99% 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 The First Middle Word in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with The Last Middle Word. The full path from the base elements takes 58 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The First Middle Word?

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

Is The First Middle Word hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 58 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The First Middle Word?

Only one known combination produces The First Middle Word.

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