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How to Make Cactus Thing in Infinite Craft

Cactus Thing sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Space Cactus plus Swamp Thing.

The final combination

Space CactusSwamp ThingCactus Thing

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 185 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EngineEngineRocket
  8. 8CactusRocketSpace Cactus
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  11. 11SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  12. 12Space CactusSwamp ThingCactus Thing
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Plant + Sand→ Cactus5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Engine→ Rocket8Cactus + Rocket→ Space Cactus9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap11Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing12Space Cactus + Swamp Thing→ Cactus Thing

Other ways to make Cactus Thing

5 combinations are known to produce Cactus Thing. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cactus Thing
FirstSecondResult
Cactus RollSwamp ThingCactus Thing
Space CactusSwamp ThingCactus Thing
Cactus SharkSwamp ThingCactus Thing
Cactus DragonSwamp ThingCactus Thing
CactusThing ThingCactus Thing

What you can make with Cactus Thing

Cactus Thing at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cactus Thing in Infinite Craft?

Combine Space Cactus with Swamp Thing. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cactus Thing?

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

Is Cactus Thing hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cactus Thing?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Cactus Thing, 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.