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How to Make Butterfly Cannon in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Butterfly TrapCannonButterfly Cannon

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. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7AntPlantAphid
  8. 8AphidWindButterfly
  9. 9PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  10. 10ButterflyVenus FlytrapButterfly Trap
  11. 11WindWindTornado
  12. 12TornadoWaterTsunami
  13. 13EarthTsunamiIsland
  14. 14IslandWaterShip
  15. 15FireShipCannon
  16. 16Butterfly TrapCannonButterfly Cannon
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Ant + Plant→ Aphid8Aphid + Wind→ Butterfly9Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap10Butterfly + Venus Flytrap→ Butterfly Trap11Wind + Wind→ Tornado12Tornado + Water→ Tsunami13Earth + Tsunami→ Island14Island + Water→ Ship15Fire + Ship→ Cannon16Butterfly Trap + Cannon→ Butterfly Cannon

Other ways to make Butterfly Cannon

3 combinations are known to produce Butterfly Cannon. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Butterfly Cannon
FirstSecondResult
Butterfly TrapCannonButterfly Cannon
ButterflySalmon CannonButterfly Cannon
BUTTERFLYSalmon CannonButterfly Cannon

Butterfly Cannon 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
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Butterfly Cannon, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Butterfly Cannon in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Butterfly Cannon?

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

Is Butterfly Cannon 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 Butterfly Cannon?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Butterfly Cannon, 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.