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How to Make Black Lightning in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Black PaintLightningBlack Lightning

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 194 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthFireLava
  8. 8LavaWaterStone
  9. 9PlantStoneFossil
  10. 10FossilWaterOil
  11. 11OilWaterEmulsion
  12. 12DustEmulsionPaint
  13. 13Black HolePaintBlack Paint
  14. 14SteamWindCloud
  15. 15CloudFireLightning
  16. 16Black PaintLightningBlack Lightning
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Dust + Engine→ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole6Earth + Water→ Plant7Earth + Fire→ Lava8Lava + Water→ Stone9Plant + Stone→ Fossil10Fossil + Water→ Oil11Oil + Water→ Emulsion12Dust + Emulsion→ Paint13Black Hole + Paint→ Black Paint14Steam + Wind→ Cloud15Cloud + Fire→ Lightning16Black Paint + Lightning→ Black Lightning

Other ways to make Black Lightning

4 combinations are known to produce Black Lightning. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Lightning
FirstSecondResult
Black SeaElectric EelBlack Lightning
Black PaintLightningBlack Lightning
Black SandLightning BuggyBlack Lightning
ReverseWhite LightningBlack Lightning

What you can make with Black Lightning

Black Lightning at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Lightning in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Paint with Lightning. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Lightning?

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

Is Black Lightning 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 Black Lightning?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Black Lightning, 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.