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How to Make Mentat in Infinite Craft

Mentat sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Frank Herbert plus Praying Mantis.

The final combination

Frank HerbertPraying MantisMentat

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 194 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6PlantSmokeIncense
  7. 7DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  8. 8IncenseSmokePrayer
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  11. 11PrayerVenus FlytrapPraying Mantis
  12. 12Frank HerbertPraying MantisMentat
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune4Earth + Water→ Plant5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Plant + Smoke→ Incense7Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert8Incense + Smoke→ Prayer9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap11Prayer + Venus Flytrap→ Praying Mantis12Frank Herbert + Praying Mantis→ Mentat

Other ways to make Mentat

4 combinations are known to produce Mentat. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Mentat
FirstSecondResult
ArrakisOwlMentat
Frank HerbertPraying MantisMentat
ArrakisMintMentat
Bene GesseritSquidMentat

What you can make with Mentat

Mentat at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mentat in Infinite Craft?

Combine Frank Herbert with Praying Mantis. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mentat?

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

Is Mentat hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mentat?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Mentat, 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.