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How to Make Ballista in Infinite Craft

Ballista is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cannon plus Crossbow. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CannonCrossbowBallista

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4IslandWaterShip
  5. 5FireShipCannon
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionWaterWine
  9. 9WaterWineHoly Water
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11Holy WaterTreeJesus
  12. 12JesusTreeCross
  13. 13FireFireVolcano
  14. 14DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  15. 15CrossFireworksCrossbow
  16. 16CannonCrossbowBallista
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Island + Water→ Ship5Fire + Ship→ Cannon6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Water→ Wine9Water + Wine→ Holy Water10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Holy Water + Tree→ Jesus12Jesus + Tree→ Cross13Fire + Fire→ Volcano14Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks15Cross + Fireworks→ Crossbow16Cannon + Crossbow→ Ballista

Other ways to make Ballista

3 combinations are known to produce Ballista. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ballista
FirstSecondResult
CannonCrossbowBallista
CatapultTrebuchetBallista
CrossbowSlingshotBallista

What you can make with Ballista

Ballista at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Ballista, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ballista in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cannon with Crossbow. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ballista?

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

Is Ballista hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ballista?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Ballista, 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.