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How to Make Black Mesa in Infinite Craft

Black Mesa is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Lily plus Mess. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black LilyMessBlack Mesa

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 18

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EngineSteamTrain
  13. 13TornadoTrainWreck
  14. 14DustWreckMess
  15. 15Black LilyMessBlack Mesa
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava5Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone6Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian7Lily + Obsidianโ†’ Black Lily8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Engine + Steamโ†’ Train13Tornado + Trainโ†’ Wreck14Dust + Wreckโ†’ Mess15Black Lily + Messโ†’ Black Mesa

What you can make with Black Mesa

Black Mesa at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Mesa in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Lily with Mess. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Mesa?

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

Is Black Mesa hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Mesa?

Only one known combination produces Black Mesa.

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