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How to Make Alive Cactus in Infinite Craft

Alive Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dead Cactus plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dead CactusOppositeAlive Cactus

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 34

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5AshOceanSalt
  6. 6LakeSaltDead Sea
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10PlantSandCactus
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15EngineStoneSteamroller
  16. 16CactusSteamrollerFlat Cactus
  17. 17Dead SeaFlat CactusDead Cactus
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WindWineBalloon
  21. 21BalloonDustDust Bunny
  22. 22PlantWaterSwamp
  23. 23FireSwampDragon
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27Dead CactusOppositeAlive Cactus
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Windโ†’ Dust3Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt6Lake + Saltโ†’ Dead Sea7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Water + Windโ†’ Wave9Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand10Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus11Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava14Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone15Engine + Stoneโ†’ Steamroller16Cactus + Steamrollerโ†’ Flat Cactus17Dead Sea + Flat Cactusโ†’ Dead Cactus18Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion19Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine20Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon21Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny22Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp23Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon24Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite27Dead Cactus + Oppositeโ†’ Alive Cactus

Alive Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

Similar effort to Alive Cactus, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alive Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dead Cactus with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alive Cactus?

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

Is Alive Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alive Cactus?

Only one known combination produces Alive Cactus.

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