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How to Make Sand Mantis in Infinite Craft

Sand Mantis 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 Praying Mantis plus Sand Dragon.

The final combination

Praying MantisSand DragonSand Mantis

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 185 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4IncenseSmokePrayer
  5. 5PlantWaterSwamp
  6. 6PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  7. 7PrayerVenus FlytrapPraying Mantis
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11DragonSandstormSand Dragon
  12. 12Praying MantisSand DragonSand Mantis
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Incense + Smoke→ Prayer5Plant + Water→ Swamp6Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap7Prayer + Venus Flytrap→ Praying Mantis8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm11Dragon + Sandstorm→ Sand Dragon12Praying Mantis + Sand Dragon→ Sand Mantis

Other ways to make Sand Mantis

5 combinations are known to produce Sand Mantis. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sand Mantis
FirstSecondResult
Praying MantisSand DragonSand Mantis
Praying MantisSand PhoenixSand Mantis
Praying MantisSand BeeSand Mantis
Praying MantisSand TrollSand Mantis
Praying MantisSand TitanSand Mantis

What you can make with Sand Mantis

Sand Mantis at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

Similar effort to Sand Mantis, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sand Mantis in Infinite Craft?

Combine Praying Mantis with Sand Dragon. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sand Mantis?

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

Is Sand Mantis 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 Sand Mantis?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Sand Mantis, 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.