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How to Make Butterfly in Infinite Craft

Butterfly sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 8 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Aphid plus Wind.

The final combination

AphidWindButterfly

Moderate8 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 102,972 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 8 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7AntPlantAphid
  8. 8AphidWindButterfly
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Ant + Plant→ Aphid8Aphid + Wind→ Butterfly

Other ways to make Butterfly

2,972 combinations are known to produce Butterfly. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Butterfly
FirstSecondResult
DragonflyLifeButterfly
LifeTractor FlyButterfly
BlessingWormButterfly
SpringWormButterfly
BreezeWormButterfly
WormZephyrButterfly
DragonflyWormButterfly
RebirthWormButterfly
Clean AirWormButterfly
TearWormButterfly
TearsWormButterfly
FlyingRoseButterfly
BreadFlying FlowerButterfly
MothRace CarButterfly
Flying FlowerYin YangButterfly
MothTea StormButterfly
BugOpenButterfly
Flying FlowerOxygenButterfly
DustfishMothButterfly
MothTarzanButterfly
MothSwordButterfly
Flying FlowerPhotographButterfly
Flying FlowerSunbatherButterfly
Flying FlowerSushiButterfly
Flying FlowerPaparazziButterfly

What you can make with Butterfly

Butterfly at a glance

Steps to craft
8
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 86% of solved elements
Known recipes
2,972
ways to make it
Used in
1,189
other combinations

Other elements that take 8 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Butterfly in Infinite Craft?

Combine Aphid with Wind. The full path from the base elements takes 8 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Butterfly?

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

Is Butterfly hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 8 steps it is faster than 86% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Butterfly?

Yes. 2,972 combinations are known to produce Butterfly, 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.