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How to Make Black Mercury in Infinite Craft

Black Mercury is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Pearl plus Mercury. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black PearlMercuryBlack Mercury

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 20

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4WindWindTornado
  5. 5TornadoWaterTsunami
  6. 6EarthTsunamiIsland
  7. 7IslandWaterShip
  8. 8ObsidianShipBlack Pearl
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustEarthPlanet
  11. 11FirePlanetSun
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14FogPlanetVenus
  15. 15SunVenusMercury
  16. 16Black PearlMercuryBlack Mercury
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Wind + Wind→ Tornado5Tornado + Water→ Tsunami6Earth + Tsunami→ Island7Island + Water→ Ship8Obsidian + Ship→ Black Pearl9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Dust + Earth→ Planet11Fire + Planet→ Sun12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Fog + Planet→ Venus15Sun + Venus→ Mercury16Black Pearl + Mercury→ Black Mercury

What you can make with Black Mercury

Black Mercury at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Black Mercury, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Mercury in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Pearl with Mercury. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Mercury?

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

Is Black Mercury hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Mercury?

Only one known combination produces Black Mercury.

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