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How to Make H.L. Mencken in Infinite Craft

H.L. Mencken is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is H. Lawrence plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

H. LawrenceThesaurusH.L. Mencken

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 4612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13FireWindSmoke
  14. 14SmokeWaterFog
  15. 15DustFogSmog
  16. 16FireSmogPollution
  17. 17PollutionWaterAcid
  18. 18AAcidH
  19. 19DustWindSandstorm
  20. 20EarthSandstormDune
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23OasisPlantDate
  24. 24DateFireRomance
  25. 25DuneRomanceLawrence
  26. 26HLawrenceH. Lawrence
  27. 27EarthFireLava
  28. 28LavaWaterStone
  29. 29PlantStoneFossil
  30. 30FireFossilDinosaur
  31. 31EarthPlantTree
  32. 32DustTreeWood
  33. 33SandstormWoodSandal
  34. 34DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  35. 35H. LawrenceThesaurusH.L. Mencken
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Fire + Wind→ Smoke14Smoke + Water→ Fog15Dust + Fog→ Smog16Fire + Smog→ Pollution17Pollution + Water→ Acid18A + Acid→ H19Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm20Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Earth + Water→ Plant23Oasis + Plant→ Date24Date + Fire→ Romance25Dune + Romance→ Lawrence26H + Lawrence→ H. Lawrence27Earth + Fire→ Lava28Lava + Water→ Stone29Plant + Stone→ Fossil30Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur31Earth + Plant→ Tree32Dust + Tree→ Wood33Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal34Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus35H. Lawrence + Thesaurus→ H.L. Mencken

Other ways to make H.L. Mencken

12 combinations are known to produce H.L. Mencken. Here are 12 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce H.L. Mencken
FirstSecondResult
H. LawrenceThesaurusH.L. Mencken
H. LawrenceLettersH.L. Mencken
H. LawrenceLessH.L. Mencken
H. LawrenceMoreH.L. Mencken
H. LawrenceSimilarH.L. Mencken
H. LawrenceSingularH.L. Mencken
Hot LunchInitialsH.L. Mencken
Hot LatteInitialsH.L. Mencken
Hot LungInitialsH.L. Mencken
Hot LipsInitialsH.L. Mencken
Hawaiian LionInitialsH.L. Mencken
H. LawrenceInitialsH.L. Mencken

H.L. Mencken at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
12
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make H.L. Mencken in Infinite Craft?

Combine H. Lawrence with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make H.L. Mencken?

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

Is H.L. Mencken hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make H.L. Mencken?

Yes. 12 combinations are known to produce H.L. Mencken, 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.