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How to Make The Media in Infinite Craft

The Media is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 85 combinations to get there, and the final one is Similar plus The Press. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SimilarThe PressThe Media

Marathon85 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1432 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 85 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10DandelionEngineHelicopter
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12HelicopterMountainRescue
  13. 13AntRescueAid
  14. 14DustWindSandstorm
  15. 15SandstormWaterOasis
  16. 16OasisPlantDate
  17. 17DateWaterDating
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19FireMudBrick
  20. 20BrickBrickWall
  21. 21DatingWallFacebook
  22. 22FacebookFireLike
  23. 23AidLikeSimilar
  24. 24EngineWindWindmill
  25. 25DustWindmillFlour
  26. 26DustFlourCake
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleEarthHole
  30. 30EngineHolePiston
  31. 31PistonWaterHydraulic
  32. 32CakeHydraulicPress
  33. 33WaterWindWave
  34. 34EarthWaveSand
  35. 35SandWaterBeach
  36. 36FireSandGlass
  37. 37EarthGlassBottle
  38. 38BeachBottleMessage
  39. 39EarthMessageLetter
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42SunWindSunflower
  43. 43LetterSunflowerA
  44. 44EarthFireLava
  45. 45LavaWaterStone
  46. 46PlantStoneFossil
  47. 47FossilWaterOil
  48. 48OilSwampTar
  49. 49TarWaterPitch
  50. 50EarthPitchBaseball
  51. 51EnginePlantCar
  52. 52CarMudRally
  53. 53PlantRallyProtest
  54. 54EngineProtestStrike
  55. 55BaseballStrikeOut
  56. 56BeachOutIn
  57. 57DustFireAsh
  58. 58AshFirePhoenix
  59. 59AshPhoenixRebirth
  60. 60PlantSteamTea
  61. 61RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  62. 62PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  63. 63FireSunSolar
  64. 64PlantSolarOxygen
  65. 65OxygenWaterHydrogen
  66. 66DandelionHydrogenHelium
  67. 67DandelionEarthFlower
  68. 68CarFlowerCarnation
  69. 69CarnationTeaT
  70. 70HeliumTThe
  71. 71RepeatTheThe The
  72. 72FireWindSmoke
  73. 73SmokeWaterFog
  74. 74SandstormStoneSphinx
  75. 75FogSphinxRiddle
  76. 76DandelionWaterWine
  77. 77SteamWineStew
  78. 78EarthPlantTree
  79. 79StewTreeStewpid
  80. 80RiddleStewpidYou
  81. 81The TheYouThe You
  82. 82InThe YouThe In You
  83. 83AThe In YouThe In A
  84. 84PressThe In AThe Press
  85. 85SimilarThe PressThe Media
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter11Earth + Earth→ Mountain12Helicopter + Mountain→ Rescue13Ant + Rescue→ Aid14Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm15Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis16Oasis + Plant→ Date17Date + Water→ Dating18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Fire + Mud→ Brick20Brick + Brick→ Wall21Dating + Wall→ Facebook22Facebook + Fire→ Like23Aid + Like→ Similar24Engine + Wind→ Windmill25Dust + Windmill→ Flour26Dust + Flour→ Cake27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Earth→ Hole30Engine + Hole→ Piston31Piston + Water→ Hydraulic32Cake + Hydraulic→ Press33Water + Wind→ Wave34Earth + Wave→ Sand35Sand + Water→ Beach36Fire + Sand→ Glass37Earth + Glass→ Bottle38Beach + Bottle→ Message39Earth + Message→ Letter40Dust + Earth→ Planet41Fire + Planet→ Sun42Sun + Wind→ Sunflower43Letter + Sunflower→ A44Earth + Fire→ Lava45Lava + Water→ Stone46Plant + Stone→ Fossil47Fossil + Water→ Oil48Oil + Swamp→ Tar49Tar + Water→ Pitch50Earth + Pitch→ Baseball51Engine + Plant→ Car52Car + Mud→ Rally53Plant + Rally→ Protest54Engine + Protest→ Strike55Baseball + Strike→ Out56Beach + Out→ In57Dust + Fire→ Ash58Ash + Fire→ Phoenix59Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth60Plant + Steam→ Tea61Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea62Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat63Fire + Sun→ Solar64Plant + Solar→ Oxygen65Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen66Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium67Dandelion + Earth→ Flower68Car + Flower→ Carnation69Carnation + Tea→ T70Helium + T→ The71Repeat + The→ The The72Fire + Wind→ Smoke73Smoke + Water→ Fog74Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx75Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle76Dandelion + Water→ Wine77Steam + Wine→ Stew78Earth + Plant→ Tree79Stew + Tree→ Stewpid80Riddle + Stewpid→ You81The The + You→ The You82In + The You→ The In You83A + The In You→ The In A84Press + The In A→ The Press85Similar + The Press→ The Media

Other ways to make The Media

2 combinations are known to produce The Media. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Media
FirstSecondResult
SimilarThe PressThe Media
SIMILARThe PressThe Media

The Media at a glance

Steps to craft
85
Marathon
Crafting depth
143
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 85 steps

Similar effort to The Media, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Media in Infinite Craft?

Combine Similar with The Press. The full path from the base elements takes 85 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Media?

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

Is The Media hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 85 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Media?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Media, and the shortest route is shown above.

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