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How to Make Crab Mantis in Infinite Craft

Crab Mantis is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crab plus Praying Mantis. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CrabPraying MantisCrab Mantis

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 192 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6PlantWaveSeaweed
  7. 7DuneSeaweedCrab
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9PlantSmokeIncense
  10. 10IncenseSmokePrayer
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13PrayerVenus FlytrapPraying Mantis
  14. 14CrabPraying MantisCrab Mantis
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed7Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab8Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke9Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense10Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer11Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp12Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap13Prayer + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Praying Mantis14Crab + Praying Mantisโ†’ Crab Mantis

Other ways to make Crab Mantis

2 combinations are known to produce Crab Mantis. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Crab Mantis
FirstSecondResult
CrabPraying MantisCrab Mantis
CrabPraying MantisaurusCrab Mantis

What you can make with Crab Mantis

Crab Mantis at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

Similar effort to Crab Mantis, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Crab Mantis in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crab with Praying Mantis. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crab Mantis?

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

Is Crab Mantis hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Crab Mantis?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Crab Mantis, 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.