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How to Make The Medium Is Not The Message in Infinite Craft

The Medium Is Not The Message is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 78 combinations to get there, and the final one is Synonym plus The Message Is Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SynonymThe Message Is NotThe Medium Is Not The Message

Marathon78 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 128

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 78 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5PlantStoneFossil
  6. 6FireFossilDinosaur
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustWindSandstorm
  9. 9EarthPlantTree
  10. 10DustTreeWood
  11. 11SandstormWoodSandal
  12. 12DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  13. 13LakeThesaurusSynonym
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16SandWaterBeach
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18EarthGlassBottle
  19. 19BeachBottleMessage
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23SnowWindBlizzard
  24. 24WindWindTornado
  25. 25TornadoWaterTsunami
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionWaterWine
  30. 30ContinentWineEurope
  31. 31BlizzardEuropeNo Game
  32. 32SandstormWaterOasis
  33. 33OasisPlantDate
  34. 34DateWaterDating
  35. 35DatingEarthMarriage
  36. 36EarthMarriageDivorce
  37. 37DandelionDustWish
  38. 38WaterWishGenie
  39. 39DivorceGenieSingle
  40. 40No GameSingleNo One
  41. 41TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  42. 42FireWaterSteam
  43. 43FireSteamEngine
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  47. 47SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  48. 48DestructionTime TravelParadox
  49. 49DustEarthPlanet
  50. 50DustFireAsh
  51. 51AshFirePhoenix
  52. 52AshPhoenixRebirth
  53. 53PlantSteamTea
  54. 54RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  55. 55PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  56. 56FirePlanetSun
  57. 57FireSunSolar
  58. 58PlantSolarOxygen
  59. 59OxygenWaterHydrogen
  60. 60DandelionHydrogenHelium
  61. 61EnginePlantCar
  62. 62DandelionEarthFlower
  63. 63CarFlowerCarnation
  64. 64CarnationTeaT
  65. 65HeliumTThe
  66. 66RepeatTheThe The
  67. 67SteamWaveSurf
  68. 68ContinentSurfAustralia
  69. 69AustraliaSnowNo
  70. 70LakeWaterOcean
  71. 71NoOceanNot
  72. 72AshNotIs
  73. 73DestructionIsWas
  74. 74The TheWasThe Was
  75. 75ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  76. 76No OneThe IsThe Is Not
  77. 77MessageThe Is NotThe Message Is Not
  78. 78SynonymThe Message Is NotThe Medium Is Not The Message
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Plant + Stone→ Fossil6Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm9Earth + Plant→ Tree10Dust + Tree→ Wood11Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal12Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus13Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Sand + Water→ Beach17Fire + Sand→ Glass18Earth + Glass→ Bottle19Beach + Bottle→ Message20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Wind→ Snow23Snow + Wind→ Blizzard24Wind + Wind→ Tornado25Tornado + Water→ Tsunami26Earth + Tsunami→ Island27Earth + Island→ Continent28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Water→ Wine30Continent + Wine→ Europe31Blizzard + Europe→ No Game32Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis33Oasis + Plant→ Date34Date + Water→ Dating35Dating + Earth→ Marriage36Earth + Marriage→ Divorce37Dandelion + Dust→ Wish38Water + Wish→ Genie39Divorce + Genie→ Single40No Game + Single→ No One41Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction42Fire + Water→ Steam43Fire + Steam→ Engine44Dust + Engine→ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole46Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine47Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel48Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox49Dust + Earth→ Planet50Dust + Fire→ Ash51Ash + Fire→ Phoenix52Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth53Plant + Steam→ Tea54Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea55Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat56Fire + Planet→ Sun57Fire + Sun→ Solar58Plant + Solar→ Oxygen59Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen60Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium61Engine + Plant→ Car62Dandelion + Earth→ Flower63Car + Flower→ Carnation64Carnation + Tea→ T65Helium + T→ The66Repeat + The→ The The67Steam + Wave→ Surf68Continent + Surf→ Australia69Australia + Snow→ No70Lake + Water→ Ocean71No + Ocean→ Not72Ash + Not→ Is73Destruction + Is→ Was74The The + Was→ The Was75Paradox + The Was→ The Is76No One + The Is→ The Is Not77Message + The Is Not→ The Message Is Not78Synonym + The Message Is Not→ The Medium Is Not The Message

The Medium Is Not The Message at a glance

Steps to craft
78
Marathon
Crafting depth
128
longer than 100% 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 Medium Is Not The Message in Infinite Craft?

Combine Synonym with The Message Is Not. The full path from the base elements takes 78 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Medium Is Not The Message?

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

Is The Medium Is Not The Message hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 78 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Medium Is Not The Message?

Only one known combination produces The Medium Is Not The Message.

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