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How to Make Hex Lightning in Infinite Craft

Hex Lightning is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hexcraft plus Lightning Surfer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HexcraftLightning SurferHex Lightning

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7DustTreeWood
  8. 8DustWoodBroom
  9. 9BroomFireWitch
  10. 10DateWitchHex
  11. 11FireFireVolcano
  12. 12HexVolcanoHexagon
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16PlantWindDandelion
  17. 17DandelionWindSeed
  18. 18SeedTreeApple
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20AppleSteamPie
  21. 21IslandPiePi
  22. 22HexagonPiHex Pi
  23. 23DandelionWaterWine
  24. 24WaterWineHoly Water
  25. 25FireHoly WaterVampire
  26. 26DandelionPlantWeed
  27. 27VampireWeedCount
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29CountWaveCounting
  30. 30CountingWeedMath
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34EngineSandSandbox
  35. 35PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  36. 36MathMinecraftMathcraft
  37. 37Hex PiMathcraftHexcraft
  38. 38DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  39. 39SteamWaveSurf
  40. 40SurfWindSurfing
  41. 41Dandelion PatchSurfingDandelion Surfer
  42. 42SteamWindCloud
  43. 43CloudFireLightning
  44. 44Dandelion SurferLightningLightning Surfer
  45. 45HexcraftLightning SurferHex Lightning
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood8Dust + Woodโ†’ Broom9Broom + Fireโ†’ Witch10Date + Witchโ†’ Hex11Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano12Hex + Volcanoโ†’ Hexagon13Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado14Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island16Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion17Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed18Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple19Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam20Apple + Steamโ†’ Pie21Island + Pieโ†’ Pi22Hexagon + Piโ†’ Hex Pi23Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine24Water + Wineโ†’ Holy Water25Fire + Holy Waterโ†’ Vampire26Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed27Vampire + Weedโ†’ Count28Water + Windโ†’ Wave29Count + Waveโ†’ Counting30Counting + Weedโ†’ Math31Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet32Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine33Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand34Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox35Planet + Sandboxโ†’ Minecraft36Math + Minecraftโ†’ Mathcraft37Hex Pi + Mathcraftโ†’ Hexcraft38Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch39Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf40Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing41Dandelion Patch + Surfingโ†’ Dandelion Surfer42Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud43Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning44Dandelion Surfer + Lightningโ†’ Lightning Surfer45Hexcraft + Lightning Surferโ†’ Hex Lightning

Hex Lightning at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hex Lightning in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hexcraft with Lightning Surfer. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hex Lightning?

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

Is Hex Lightning hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hex Lightning?

Only one known combination produces Hex Lightning.

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