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How to Make Ming the Merciless in Infinite Craft

Ming the Merciless is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lo Pan plus Ming. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Lo PanMingMing the Merciless

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 263 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EngineWindWindmill
  5. 5MudWindmillPig
  6. 6EngineSteamTrain
  7. 7PigTrainPork Chop Express
  8. 8Pork Chop ExpressSteamLo Pan
  9. 9FireMudBrick
  10. 10BrickWindHouse
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13LakePlantLily
  14. 14HouseLilyPalace
  15. 15EarthMudClay
  16. 16ClayWaterPottery
  17. 17PotteryWaterVase
  18. 18PalaceVaseMing
  19. 19Lo PanMingMing the Merciless
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Engine + Wind→ Windmill5Mud + Windmill→ Pig6Engine + Steam→ Train7Pig + Train→ Pork Chop Express8Pork Chop Express + Steam→ Lo Pan9Fire + Mud→ Brick10Brick + Wind→ House11Water + Water→ Lake12Earth + Water→ Plant13Lake + Plant→ Lily14House + Lily→ Palace15Earth + Mud→ Clay16Clay + Water→ Pottery17Pottery + Water→ Vase18Palace + Vase→ Ming19Lo Pan + Ming→ Ming the Merciless

Other ways to make Ming the Merciless

3 combinations are known to produce Ming the Merciless. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ming the Merciless
FirstSecondResult
Ming VaseTerrorMing the Merciless
Lo PanMingMing the Merciless
Flash GordonOppositeMing the Merciless

Ming the Merciless at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ming the Merciless in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lo Pan with Ming. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ming the Merciless?

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

Is Ming the Merciless hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ming the Merciless?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Ming the Merciless, 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.