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How to Make Black Cactus in Infinite Craft

Black Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Lily plus Flying Cactus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black LilyFlying CactusBlack Cactus

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 199 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10PlantSandCactus
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12OceanWaterFish
  13. 13FishWindFlying Fish
  14. 14CactusFlying FishFlying Cactus
  15. 15Black LilyFlying CactusBlack Cactus
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava5Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone6Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian7Lily + Obsidianโ†’ Black Lily8Water + Windโ†’ Wave9Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand10Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus11Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean12Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish13Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish14Cactus + Flying Fishโ†’ Flying Cactus15Black Lily + Flying Cactusโ†’ Black Cactus

Other ways to make Black Cactus

9 combinations are known to produce Black Cactus. Here are 9 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Cactus
FirstSecondResult
Black LilySpace CactusBlack Cactus
Black LilyFlying CactusBlack Cactus
Black SandFlying CactusBlack Cactus
Black RoseSpace CactusBlack Cactus
Black RoseFlying CactusBlack Cactus
Black MiloSpace CactusBlack Cactus
Black SeaCactusBlack Cactus
BlackFire CactusBlack Cactus
BlackPrickly CactusBlack Cactus

What you can make with Black Cactus

Black Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
9
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Lily with Flying Cactus. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Cactus?

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

Is Black Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Cactus?

Yes. 9 combinations are known to produce Black Cactus, 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.