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How to Make Vim in Infinite Craft

Vim is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is ASCII plus V. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ASCIIVVim

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 433 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6FarmPlantFood
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  10. 10FoodMountain DewCode
  11. 11CodeEngineProgram
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13ProgramTreeBinary
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16AshTreePencil
  17. 17EarthPencilDrawing
  18. 18BinaryDrawingASCII
  19. 19TreeWaterRiver
  20. 20RiverTreePaper
  21. 21PaperPlantBook
  22. 22EarthRiverDelta
  23. 23BookDeltaAlphabet
  24. 24PlantWaterSwamp
  25. 25PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  26. 26AlphabetVenus FlytrapV
  27. 27ASCIIVVim
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Engine→ Tractor4Earth + Tractor→ Farm5Earth + Water→ Plant6Farm + Plant→ Food7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew10Food + Mountain Dew→ Code11Code + Engine→ Program12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Program + Tree→ Binary14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Ash + Tree→ Pencil17Earth + Pencil→ Drawing18Binary + Drawing→ ASCII19Tree + Water→ River20River + Tree→ Paper21Paper + Plant→ Book22Earth + River→ Delta23Book + Delta→ Alphabet24Plant + Water→ Swamp25Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap26Alphabet + Venus Flytrap→ V27ASCII + V→ Vim

Other ways to make Vim

3 combinations are known to produce Vim. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Vim
FirstSecondResult
ASCIIVVim
EmacsOppositeVim
EMACSOppositeVim

What you can make with Vim

Vim at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
31
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

Similar effort to Vim, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Vim in Infinite Craft?

Combine ASCII with V. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Vim?

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

Is Vim hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Vim?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Vim, 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.