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How to Make Hermit Mantis in Infinite Craft

Hermit Mantis is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hermit Crab plus Praying Mantisaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hermit CrabPraying MantisaurusHermit Mantis

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 31

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6PlantWaveSeaweed
  7. 7DuneSeaweedCrab
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9CrabDandelionHermit Crab
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11PlantSmokeIncense
  12. 12IncenseSmokePrayer
  13. 13PlantWaterSwamp
  14. 14PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  15. 15PrayerVenus FlytrapPraying Mantis
  16. 16EarthFireLava
  17. 17LavaWaterStone
  18. 18PlantStoneFossil
  19. 19FireFossilDinosaur
  20. 20DinosaurSwampSwampasaurus
  21. 21Praying MantisSwampasaurusPraying Mantisaurus
  22. 22Hermit CrabPraying MantisaurusHermit Mantis
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed7Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Crab + Dandelionโ†’ Hermit Crab10Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke11Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense12Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer13Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp14Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap15Prayer + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Praying Mantis16Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava17Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone18Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil19Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur20Dinosaur + Swampโ†’ Swampasaurus21Praying Mantis + Swampasaurusโ†’ Praying Mantisaurus22Hermit Crab + Praying Mantisaurusโ†’ Hermit Mantis

Hermit Mantis at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hermit Mantis in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hermit Crab with Praying Mantisaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hermit Mantis?

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

Is Hermit Mantis hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hermit Mantis?

Only one known combination produces Hermit Mantis.

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