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How to Make Dark Butterfly in Infinite Craft

Dark Butterfly is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Butterfly plus Dark Phoenix. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ButterflyDark PhoenixDark Butterfly

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 203 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7AntPlantAphid
  8. 8AphidWindButterfly
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11DustEngineVacuum
  12. 12FireVacuumBlack Hole
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14AshFirePhoenix
  15. 15Black HolePhoenixDark Phoenix
  16. 16ButterflyDark PhoenixDark Butterfly
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Ant + Plant→ Aphid8Aphid + Wind→ Butterfly9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Dust + Engine→ Vacuum12Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Ash + Fire→ Phoenix15Black Hole + Phoenix→ Dark Phoenix16Butterfly + Dark Phoenix→ Dark Butterfly

Other ways to make Dark Butterfly

3 combinations are known to produce Dark Butterfly. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dark Butterfly
FirstSecondResult
ButterflyDark PhoenixDark Butterfly
BUTTERFLYDark PhoenixDark Butterfly
ButterflyDark LadybugDark Butterfly

What you can make with Dark Butterfly

Dark Butterfly at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Dark Butterfly, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Butterfly in Infinite Craft?

Combine Butterfly with Dark Phoenix. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Butterfly?

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

Is Dark Butterfly hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Butterfly?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Dark Butterfly, 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.