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How to Make Cactus Ex-Present in Infinite Craft

Cactus Ex-Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cactus Express plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cactus ExpressFuture TenseCactus Ex-Present

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineSteamTrain
  10. 10SteamTrainLocomotive
  11. 11Dandelion PatchLocomotiveDandelion Express
  12. 12CactusDandelion ExpressCactus Express
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15EarthEngineTractor
  16. 16EarthTractorFarm
  17. 17FarmFireBarbecue
  18. 18AshBarbecueBurger
  19. 19BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  20. 20DustEngineVacuum
  21. 21FireVacuumBlack Hole
  22. 22Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  23. 23Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  24. 24PlantSteamTea
  25. 25EngineWindWindmill
  26. 26TeaWindmillDutch
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28FirePlanetSun
  29. 29SunTime MachineFuture
  30. 30DutchFutureTense
  31. 31Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  32. 32Cactus ExpressFuture TenseCactus Ex-Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Plant + Sand→ Cactus5Plant + Wind→ Dandelion6Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Steam→ Train10Steam + Train→ Locomotive11Dandelion Patch + Locomotive→ Dandelion Express12Cactus + Dandelion Express→ Cactus Express13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Fire→ Ash15Earth + Engine→ Tractor16Earth + Tractor→ Farm17Farm + Fire→ Barbecue18Ash + Barbecue→ Burger19Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger20Dust + Engine→ Vacuum21Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole22Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine23Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger24Plant + Steam→ Tea25Engine + Wind→ Windmill26Tea + Windmill→ Dutch27Dust + Earth→ Planet28Fire + Planet→ Sun29Sun + Time Machine→ Future30Dutch + Future→ Tense31Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense32Cactus Express + Future Tense→ Cactus Ex-Present

Cactus Ex-Present at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactus Ex-Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cactus Express with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cactus Ex-Present?

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

Is Cactus Ex-Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cactus Ex-Present?

Only one known combination produces Cactus Ex-Present.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.