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How to Make Flat Lightning in Infinite Craft

Flat Lightning sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 9 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Flat Earth plus Lightning.

The final combination

Flat EarthLightningFlat Lightning

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 112 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 9 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthFireLava
  4. 4LavaWaterStone
  5. 5EngineStoneSteamroller
  6. 6EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  7. 7SteamWindCloud
  8. 8CloudFireLightning
  9. 9Flat EarthLightningFlat Lightning
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Fire→ Lava4Lava + Water→ Stone5Engine + Stone→ Steamroller6Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth7Steam + Wind→ Cloud8Cloud + Fire→ Lightning9Flat Earth + Lightning→ Flat Lightning

Other ways to make Flat Lightning

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

Alternative combinations that produce Flat Lightning
FirstSecondResult
Flat EarthLightningFlat Lightning
Flat EarthThunderstoneFlat Lightning

What you can make with Flat Lightning

Flat Lightning at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
11
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
310
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Flat Lightning in Infinite Craft?

Combine Flat Earth with Lightning. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Flat Lightning?

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

Is Flat Lightning hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 9 steps it is faster than 74% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Flat Lightning?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Flat 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.