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How to Make Dark Lightning in Infinite Craft

Dark Lightning is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Matter plus Dark Thunder. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark MatterDark ThunderDark Lightning

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 262 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6FireWindSmoke
  7. 7Black HoleSmokeDark Matter
  8. 8Black HoleDark MatterDark Energy
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10WaveWindStorm
  11. 11SmokeStormThunder
  12. 12Dark EnergyThunderDark Thunder
  13. 13Dark MatterDark ThunderDark Lightning
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke7Black Hole + Smokeโ†’ Dark Matter8Black Hole + Dark Matterโ†’ Dark Energy9Water + Windโ†’ Wave10Wave + Windโ†’ Storm11Smoke + Stormโ†’ Thunder12Dark Energy + Thunderโ†’ Dark Thunder13Dark Matter + Dark Thunderโ†’ Dark Lightning

Other ways to make Dark Lightning

2 combinations are known to produce Dark Lightning. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dark Lightning
FirstSecondResult
Dark MatterDark ThunderDark Lightning
Black LightningPast TenseDark Lightning

Dark Lightning at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Lightning in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Matter with Dark Thunder. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Lightning?

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

Is Dark Lightning hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Lightning?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dark Lightning, 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.