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How to Make Cactus Arm in Infinite Craft

Cactus Arm is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Minecraft Cactus plus Poltergeist. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Minecraft CactusPoltergeistCactus Arm

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 282 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7EngineSandSandbox
  8. 8PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantSandCactus
  11. 11EngineEngineRocket
  12. 12CactusRocketSpace Cactus
  13. 13MinecraftSpace CactusMinecraft Cactus
  14. 14FireWindSmoke
  15. 15SmokeWaterFog
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17FogTreeGhost
  18. 18WindWindTornado
  19. 19GhostTornadoPoltergeist
  20. 20Minecraft CactusPoltergeistCactus Arm
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Engine + Sand→ Sandbox8Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Sand→ Cactus11Engine + Engine→ Rocket12Cactus + Rocket→ Space Cactus13Minecraft + Space Cactus→ Minecraft Cactus14Fire + Wind→ Smoke15Smoke + Water→ Fog16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Fog + Tree→ Ghost18Wind + Wind→ Tornado19Ghost + Tornado→ Poltergeist20Minecraft Cactus + Poltergeist→ Cactus Arm

Other ways to make Cactus Arm

2 combinations are known to produce Cactus Arm. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cactus Arm
FirstSecondResult
Nether CactusPistonCactus Arm
Minecraft CactusPoltergeistCactus Arm

Cactus Arm at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
28
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

Similar effort to Cactus Arm, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactus Arm in Infinite Craft?

Combine Minecraft Cactus with Poltergeist. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cactus Arm?

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

Is Cactus Arm hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cactus Arm?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Cactus Arm, 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.