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How to Make Cactus Mantis in Infinite Craft

Cactus Mantis 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 Mantis. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CactusMountain MantisCactus Mantis

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 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. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9PlantSmokeIncense
  10. 10IncenseSmokePrayer
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13PrayerVenus FlytrapPraying Mantis
  14. 14Mountain DewPraying MantisMountain Mantis
  15. 15CactusMountain MantisCactus Mantis
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus5Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion6Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain7Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew8Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke9Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense10Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer11Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp12Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap13Prayer + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Praying Mantis14Mountain Dew + Praying Mantisโ†’ Mountain Mantis15Cactus + Mountain Mantisโ†’ Cactus Mantis

Other ways to make Cactus Mantis

3 combinations are known to produce Cactus Mantis. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cactus Mantis
FirstSecondResult
Cactus SharkPraying MantisCactus Mantis
CactusMountain MantisCactus Mantis
Cactus SquidPraying MantisCactus Mantis

Cactus Mantis at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
21
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 Cactus Mantis, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactus Mantis in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Cactus Mantis?

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

Is Cactus Mantis 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 Mantis?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Cactus Mantis, 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.