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How to Make Butterflies in Infinite Craft

Butterflies is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 19 combinations to get there, and the final one is Butter plus Ribs. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ButterRibsButterflies

Long19 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 228 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 19 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3EarthPlanetMoon
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6MoonMudCheese
  7. 7CheeseWaterMilk
  8. 8MilkWindButter
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthEngineTractor
  11. 11EarthTractorFarm
  12. 12FarmFireBarbecue
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16HoneyWaterMeade
  17. 17EarthMeadeCider
  18. 18BarbecueCiderRibs
  19. 19ButterRibsButterflies
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Earth + Planet→ Moon4Fire + Water→ Steam5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Moon + Mud→ Cheese7Cheese + Water→ Milk8Milk + Wind→ Butter9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Earth + Engine→ Tractor11Earth + Tractor→ Farm12Farm + Fire→ Barbecue13Earth + Water→ Plant14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Honey + Water→ Meade17Earth + Meade→ Cider18Barbecue + Cider→ Ribs19Butter + Ribs→ Butterflies

Other ways to make Butterflies

8 combinations are known to produce Butterflies. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Butterflies
FirstSecondResult
BrokeFliesButterflies
ButterRibsButterflies
ButterSinking FeelingButterflies
OopsStone BuddhaButterflies
ChangeNervousButterflies
ButterFathersButterflies
ButterHorrorsButterflies
IssuesWingsButterflies

What you can make with Butterflies

Butterflies at a glance

Steps to craft
19
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 84% of solved elements
Known recipes
8
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 19 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Butterflies in Infinite Craft?

Combine Butter with Ribs. The full path from the base elements takes 19 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Butterflies?

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

Is Butterflies hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 19 steps it is longer than 84% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Butterflies?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce Butterflies, and the shortest route is shown above.

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