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How to Make Dead Butterfly in Infinite Craft

Dead 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 Mouse Trap. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ButterflyMouse TrapDead Butterfly

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 204 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. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10EarthPlanetMoon
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12EarthSteamMud
  13. 13MoonMudCheese
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15CheeseEngineMouse Trap
  16. 16ButterflyMouse TrapDead Butterfly
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Ant + Plant→ Aphid8Aphid + Wind→ Butterfly9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Earth + Planet→ Moon11Fire + Water→ Steam12Earth + Steam→ Mud13Moon + Mud→ Cheese14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Cheese + Engine→ Mouse Trap16Butterfly + Mouse Trap→ Dead Butterfly

Other ways to make Dead Butterfly

4 combinations are known to produce Dead Butterfly. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dead Butterfly
FirstSecondResult
ButterflyMouse TrapDead Butterfly
ButterflyFrostbiteDead Butterfly
ButterflyWeedwackerDead Butterfly
BUTTERFLYMouse TrapDead Butterfly

Dead Butterfly at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dead Butterfly in Infinite Craft?

Combine Butterfly with Mouse Trap. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dead Butterfly?

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

Is Dead 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 Dead Butterfly?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Dead 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.