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How to Make Dead Cactus in Infinite Craft

Dead Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dead Sea plus Flat Cactus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dead SeaFlat CactusDead Cactus

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 19

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustFireAsh
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5AshOceanSalt
  6. 6LakeSaltDead Sea
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10PlantSandCactus
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EarthFireLava
  14. 14LavaWaterStone
  15. 15EngineStoneSteamroller
  16. 16CactusSteamrollerFlat Cactus
  17. 17Dead SeaFlat CactusDead Cactus
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Windโ†’ Dust3Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt6Lake + Saltโ†’ Dead Sea7Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant8Water + Windโ†’ Wave9Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand10Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus11Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava14Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone15Engine + Stoneโ†’ Steamroller16Cactus + Steamrollerโ†’ Flat Cactus17Dead Sea + Flat Cactusโ†’ Dead Cactus

What you can make with Dead Cactus

Dead Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dead Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dead Sea with Flat Cactus. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dead Cactus?

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

Is Dead Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dead Cactus?

Only one known combination produces Dead Cactus.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.