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How to Make Cactopus in Infinite Craft

Cactopus sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Desert plus Octopus.

The final combination

DesertOctopusCactopus

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1253 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3EarthSandDesert
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5SteamWindCloud
  6. 6CloudFireLightning
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9LightningOceanSquid
  10. 10EarthSquidOctopus
  11. 11DesertOctopusCactopus
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Earth + Sand→ Desert4Fire + Water→ Steam5Steam + Wind→ Cloud6Cloud + Fire→ Lightning7Water + Water→ Lake8Lake + Water→ Ocean9Lightning + Ocean→ Squid10Earth + Squid→ Octopus11Desert + Octopus→ Cactopus

Other ways to make Cactopus

53 combinations are known to produce Cactopus. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cactopus
FirstSecondResult
Cactus FlytrapKrakenCactopus
Cactus FlytrapTritonCactopus
CactusTritonCactopus
Space CactusTritonCactopus
Flying CactusKrakenCactopus
CacteaOctopusCactopus
CactusOpalCactopus
CactusPalmtopCactopus
Flying SquidPrickly PearCactopus
Prickly PearSteampunk OceanCactopus
CactusFlying JellyfishCactopus
CactusFlying NautilusCactopus
CactusLobster TrapCactopus
CactusMountain NautilusCactopus
Flying CactusLobsterCactopus
CactusElectric NautilusCactopus
CactusSand NautilusCactopus
Prickly PearTrucktopusCactopus
Cactus BowlOctopusCactopus
Flat CactusWhaletopusCactopus
Cactus TreeSharktopus GenieCactopus
CactusOctopusCactopus
DesertOctopusCactopus
OctopusPrickly PearCactopus
OctopusSaguaroCactopus

What you can make with Cactopus

Cactopus at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
12
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
53
ways to make it
Used in
50
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactopus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Desert with Octopus. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cactopus?

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

Is Cactopus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cactopus?

Yes. 53 combinations are known to produce Cactopus, 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.