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How to Make Cactus Sand in Infinite Craft

Cactus Sand is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Minecraft Cactus plus Sand Lotus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Minecraft CactusSand LotusCactus Sand

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 333 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 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. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15LakePlantLily
  16. 16LakeLilyLotus
  17. 17PlantWaterSwamp
  18. 18FireSwampDragon
  19. 19DustWindSandstorm
  20. 20DragonSandstormSand Dragon
  21. 21LotusSand DragonSand Lotus
  22. 22Minecraft CactusSand LotusCactus Sand
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand7Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox8Planet + Sandboxโ†’ Minecraft9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus11Engine + Engineโ†’ Rocket12Cactus + Rocketโ†’ Space Cactus13Minecraft + Space Cactusโ†’ Minecraft Cactus14Water + Waterโ†’ Lake15Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily16Lake + Lilyโ†’ Lotus17Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp18Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon19Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm20Dragon + Sandstormโ†’ Sand Dragon21Lotus + Sand Dragonโ†’ Sand Lotus22Minecraft Cactus + Sand Lotusโ†’ Cactus Sand

Other ways to make Cactus Sand

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

Alternative combinations that produce Cactus Sand
FirstSecondResult
Minecraft CactusSand LotusCactus Sand
AnagramSandcactusCactus Sand
AnagramSand CactusCactus Sand

Cactus Sand at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactus Sand in Infinite Craft?

Combine Minecraft Cactus with Sand Lotus. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cactus Sand?

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

Is Cactus Sand hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cactus Sand?

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