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How to Make Butterfly Tank in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Butterfly TrapTankButterfly Tank

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 223 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 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. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EarthEngineTractor
  14. 14EngineTractorTank
  15. 15Butterfly TrapTankButterfly Tank
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dragon + Dustโ†’ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earthโ†’ Ant7Ant + Plantโ†’ Aphid8Aphid + Windโ†’ Butterfly9Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap10Butterfly + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Butterfly Trap11Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor14Engine + Tractorโ†’ Tank15Butterfly Trap + Tankโ†’ Butterfly Tank

Other ways to make Butterfly Tank

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

Alternative combinations that produce Butterfly Tank
FirstSecondResult
Butterfly TrapTankButterfly Tank
ButterflySubtankButterfly Tank
BUTTERFLYSubtankButterfly Tank

Butterfly Tank at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Butterfly Tank in Infinite Craft?

Combine Butterfly Trap with Tank. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Butterfly Tank?

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

Is Butterfly Tank 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 Butterfly Tank?

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