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How to Make Mercator Projection in Infinite Craft

Mercator Projection is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mercator plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MercatorPluralMercator Projection

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 472 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4EarthEarthMountain
  5. 5IncenseMountainBuddha
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakePlantLily
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9LilyWaveMermaid
  10. 10BuddhaMermaidMerman
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustWindSandstorm
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15SandstormStoneSphinx
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18MoonWindWerewolf
  19. 19SphinxWerewolfMinotaur
  20. 20MermanMinotaurMercator
  21. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22TornadoWaterTsunami
  23. 23EarthTsunamiIsland
  24. 24EarthIslandContinent
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26SteamWaveSurf
  27. 27ContinentSurfAustralia
  28. 28MountainWindAvalanche
  29. 29AvalancheWindSnow
  30. 30AustraliaSnowNo
  31. 31LakeWaterOcean
  32. 32NoOceanNot
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35FireVacuumBlack Hole
  36. 36Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  37. 37NotSingularityPlural
  38. 38MercatorPluralMercator Projection
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Earth + Earth→ Mountain5Incense + Mountain→ Buddha6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Plant→ Lily8Water + Wind→ Wave9Lily + Wave→ Mermaid10Buddha + Mermaid→ Merman11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm13Earth + Fire→ Lava14Lava + Water→ Stone15Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Moon + Wind→ Werewolf19Sphinx + Werewolf→ Minotaur20Merman + Minotaur→ Mercator21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Tornado + Water→ Tsunami23Earth + Tsunami→ Island24Earth + Island→ Continent25Fire + Water→ Steam26Steam + Wave→ Surf27Continent + Surf→ Australia28Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche29Avalanche + Wind→ Snow30Australia + Snow→ No31Lake + Water→ Ocean32No + Ocean→ Not33Fire + Steam→ Engine34Dust + Engine→ Vacuum35Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole36Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity37Not + Singularity→ Plural38Mercator + Plural→ Mercator Projection

Other ways to make Mercator Projection

2 combinations are known to produce Mercator Projection. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Mercator Projection
FirstSecondResult
MercatorPluralMercator Projection
MercatorMoreMercator Projection

Mercator Projection at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Mercator Projection, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mercator Projection in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mercator with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mercator Projection?

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

Is Mercator Projection hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Mercator Projection?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Mercator Projection, 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.