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How to Make White Matches in Infinite Craft

White Matches is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Matches plus White Fire. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MatchesWhite FireWhite Matches

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 28

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5PlantSteamTea
  6. 6AshTeaMatcha
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineSteamTrain
  10. 10TornadoTrainWreck
  11. 11DustWreckMess
  12. 12MatchaMessMatches
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakePlantLily
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16LavaWaterStone
  17. 17LavaStoneObsidian
  18. 18LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  19. 19Black LilyFireBlack Rose
  20. 20Black RoseFireBlack Fire
  21. 21Black FireFireWhite Fire
  22. 22MatchesWhite FireWhite Matches
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea6Ash + Teaโ†’ Matcha7Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Engine + Steamโ†’ Train10Tornado + Trainโ†’ Wreck11Dust + Wreckโ†’ Mess12Matcha + Messโ†’ Matches13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily15Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava16Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone17Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian18Lily + Obsidianโ†’ Black Lily19Black Lily + Fireโ†’ Black Rose20Black Rose + Fireโ†’ Black Fire21Black Fire + Fireโ†’ White Fire22Matches + White Fireโ†’ White Matches

White Matches at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
28
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to White Matches, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make White Matches in Infinite Craft?

Combine Matches with White Fire. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make White Matches?

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

Is White Matches hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make White Matches?

Only one known combination produces White Matches.

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