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How to Make Cactus Hermit in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

CactusMountain HermitCactus Hermit

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 214 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. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustWindSandstorm
  7. 7EarthSandstormDune
  8. 8PlantWaveSeaweed
  9. 9DuneSeaweedCrab
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11CrabDandelionHermit Crab
  12. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  14. 14Hermit CrabMountain DewMountain Hermit
  15. 15CactusMountain HermitCactus Hermit
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm7Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune8Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed9Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab10Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion11Crab + Dandelionโ†’ Hermit Crab12Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain13Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew14Hermit Crab + Mountain Dewโ†’ Mountain Hermit15Cactus + Mountain Hermitโ†’ Cactus Hermit

Other ways to make Cactus Hermit

4 combinations are known to produce Cactus Hermit. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cactus Hermit
FirstSecondResult
Cactus SharkHermitCactus Hermit
CactusMountain HermitCactus Hermit
Cactus PirateHermit CrabCactus Hermit
Cactus RexHermitCactus Hermit

Cactus Hermit at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactus Hermit in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cactus with Mountain Hermit. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cactus Hermit?

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

Is Cactus Hermit 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 Cactus Hermit?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Cactus Hermit, 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.