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How to Make Gerardus Mercator in Infinite Craft

Gerardus Mercator is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mercator plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MercatorOppositeGerardus Mercator

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 38

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4EarthEarthMountain
  5. 5IncenseMountainBuddha
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakePlantLily
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9LilyWaveMermaid
  10. 10BuddhaMermaidMerman
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustWindSandstorm
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15SandstormStoneSphinx
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18MoonWindWerewolf
  19. 19SphinxWerewolfMinotaur
  20. 20MermanMinotaurMercator
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionWaterWine
  23. 23WindWineBalloon
  24. 24BalloonDustDust Bunny
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26FireSwampDragon
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28AshFirePhoenix
  29. 29DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  30. 30Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  31. 31MercatorOppositeGerardus Mercator
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Earth + Earth→ Mountain5Incense + Mountain→ Buddha6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Plant→ Lily8Water + Wind→ Wave9Lily + Wave→ Mermaid10Buddha + Mermaid→ Merman11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Moon + Wind→ Werewolf19Sphinx + Werewolf→ Minotaur20Merman + Minotaur→ Mercator21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Water→ Wine23Wind + Wine→ Balloon24Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny25Plant + Water→ Swamp26Fire + Swamp→ Dragon27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Ash + Fire→ Phoenix29Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang30Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite31Mercator + Opposite→ Gerardus Mercator

Gerardus Mercator at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
38
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gerardus Mercator in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mercator with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gerardus Mercator?

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

Is Gerardus Mercator hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gerardus Mercator?

Only one known combination produces Gerardus Mercator.

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