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How to Make Maos in Infinite Craft

Maos is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mao Present plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mao PresentPluralMaos

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 86

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6ContinentMountainAsia
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10FishWindFlying Fish
  11. 11EarthFlying FishBird
  12. 12BirdWaterPenguin
  13. 13OceanPenguinTuxedo
  14. 14AsiaTuxedoMao
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20EarthTractorFarm
  21. 21FarmFireBarbecue
  22. 22AshBarbecueBurger
  23. 23BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  27. 27Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  28. 28EarthWaterPlant
  29. 29PlantSteamTea
  30. 30EngineWindWindmill
  31. 31TeaWindmillDutch
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  38. 38Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  39. 39MaoPresent TenseMao Present
  40. 40WaterWindWave
  41. 41SteamWaveSurf
  42. 42ContinentSurfAustralia
  43. 43MountainWindAvalanche
  44. 44AvalancheWindSnow
  45. 45AustraliaSnowNo
  46. 46NoOceanNot
  47. 47NotSingularityPlural
  48. 48Mao PresentPluralMaos
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Continent + Mountain→ Asia7Water + Water→ Lake8Lake + Water→ Ocean9Ocean + Water→ Fish10Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish11Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird12Bird + Water→ Penguin13Ocean + Penguin→ Tuxedo14Asia + Tuxedo→ Mao15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Fire→ Ash17Fire + Water→ Steam18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Earth + Engine→ Tractor20Earth + Tractor→ Farm21Farm + Fire→ Barbecue22Ash + Barbecue→ Burger23Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole26Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine27Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger28Earth + Water→ Plant29Plant + Steam→ Tea30Engine + Wind→ Windmill31Tea + Windmill→ Dutch32Dust + Earth→ Planet33Fire + Planet→ Sun34Sun + Time Machine→ Future35Dutch + Future→ Tense36Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense37Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity38Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense39Mao + Present Tense→ Mao Present40Water + Wind→ Wave41Steam + Wave→ Surf42Continent + Surf→ Australia43Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche44Avalanche + Wind→ Snow45Australia + Snow→ No46No + Ocean→ Not47Not + Singularity→ Plural48Mao Present + Plural→ Maos

Maos at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to Maos, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Maos in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mao Present with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Maos?

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

Is Maos hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Maos?

Only one known combination produces Maos.

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