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How to Make Paper Merchant in Infinite Craft

Paper Merchant is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Merchant plus Paper Mario. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MerchantPaper MarioPaper Merchant

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 31

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5LilyWaveMermaid
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireMudBrick
  9. 9BrickWindHouse
  10. 10HouseHouseTown
  11. 11TownWaterPort
  12. 12MermaidPortMerchant
  13. 13FireWindSmoke
  14. 14SmokeWaterFog
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18MushroomPlanetMario
  19. 19MarioWindFlying Mario
  20. 20EarthPlantTree
  21. 21TreeWaterRiver
  22. 22RiverTreePaper
  23. 23Flying MarioPaperPaper Mario
  24. 24MerchantPaper MarioPaper Merchant
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Water + Windโ†’ Wave5Lily + Waveโ†’ Mermaid6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud8Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick9Brick + Windโ†’ House10House + Houseโ†’ Town11Town + Waterโ†’ Port12Mermaid + Portโ†’ Merchant13Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke14Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Windโ†’ Dust17Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet18Mushroom + Planetโ†’ Mario19Mario + Windโ†’ Flying Mario20Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree21Tree + Waterโ†’ River22River + Treeโ†’ Paper23Flying Mario + Paperโ†’ Paper Mario24Merchant + Paper Marioโ†’ Paper Merchant

Paper Merchant at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to Paper Merchant, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Paper Merchant in Infinite Craft?

Combine Merchant with Paper Mario. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Paper Merchant?

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

Is Paper Merchant hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Paper Merchant?

Only one known combination produces Paper Merchant.

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