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How to Make Less Mao in Infinite Craft

Less Mao is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Less plus Mao Present. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LessMao PresentLess Mao

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 862 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DandelionDustWish
  8. 8TreeWishMoney
  9. 9HurricaneMoneyProfit
  10. 10FireProfitLoss
  11. 11FireWindSmoke
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14PlanetSteamSteampunk
  15. 15SteampunkWindAirship
  16. 16AirshipWindZeppelin
  17. 17SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  18. 18DandelionWaterWine
  19. 19Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  20. 20EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  21. 21LossMeLess
  22. 22TornadoWaterTsunami
  23. 23EarthTsunamiIsland
  24. 24EarthIslandContinent
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26ContinentMountainAsia
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29OceanWaterFish
  30. 30FishWindFlying Fish
  31. 31EarthFlying FishBird
  32. 32BirdWaterPenguin
  33. 33OceanPenguinTuxedo
  34. 34AsiaTuxedoMao
  35. 35DustFireAsh
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37EarthEngineTractor
  38. 38EarthTractorFarm
  39. 39FarmFireBarbecue
  40. 40AshBarbecueBurger
  41. 41BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  42. 42DustEngineVacuum
  43. 43FireVacuumBlack Hole
  44. 44Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  45. 45Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  46. 46PlantSteamTea
  47. 47EngineWindWindmill
  48. 48TeaWindmillDutch
  49. 49FirePlanetSun
  50. 50SunTime MachineFuture
  51. 51DutchFutureTense
  52. 52Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  53. 53Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  54. 54Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  55. 55MaoPresent TenseMao Present
  56. 56LessMao PresentLess Mao
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dandelion + Dust→ Wish8Tree + Wish→ Money9Hurricane + Money→ Profit10Fire + Profit→ Loss11Fire + Wind→ Smoke12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Fire + Water→ Steam14Planet + Steam→ Steampunk15Steampunk + Wind→ Airship16Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin17Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin18Dandelion + Water→ Wine19Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé20Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me21Loss + Me→ Less22Tornado + Water→ Tsunami23Earth + Tsunami→ Island24Earth + Island→ Continent25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Continent + Mountain→ Asia27Water + Water→ Lake28Lake + Water→ Ocean29Ocean + Water→ Fish30Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish31Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird32Bird + Water→ Penguin33Ocean + Penguin→ Tuxedo34Asia + Tuxedo→ Mao35Dust + Fire→ Ash36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Earth + Engine→ Tractor38Earth + Tractor→ Farm39Farm + Fire→ Barbecue40Ash + Barbecue→ Burger41Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger42Dust + Engine→ Vacuum43Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole44Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine45Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger46Plant + Steam→ Tea47Engine + Wind→ Windmill48Tea + Windmill→ Dutch49Fire + Planet→ Sun50Sun + Time Machine→ Future51Dutch + Future→ Tense52Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense53Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity54Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense55Mao + Present Tense→ Mao Present56Less + Mao Present→ Less Mao

Other ways to make Less Mao

2 combinations are known to produce Less Mao. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Less Mao
FirstSecondResult
LessMao PresentLess Mao
LESSMao PresentLess Mao

Less Mao at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Less Mao in Infinite Craft?

Combine Less with Mao Present. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Less Mao?

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

Is Less Mao hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Less Mao?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Less Mao, and the shortest route is shown above.

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