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How to Make Iron Cactus in Infinite Craft

Iron Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Iron Man plus Steamcactus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Iron ManSteamcactusIron Cactus

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1711 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8EarthSteampunkRobot
  9. 9MarshRobotIron Man
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12PlantSandCactus
  13. 13CactusSteampunkSteamcactus
  14. 14Iron ManSteamcactusIron Cactus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot9Marsh + Robotโ†’ Iron Man10Water + Windโ†’ Wave11Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand12Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus13Cactus + Steampunkโ†’ Steamcactus14Iron Man + Steamcactusโ†’ Iron Cactus

Other ways to make Iron Cactus

11 combinations are known to produce Iron Cactus. Here are 11 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Cactus
FirstSecondResult
Flying CactusIron ManIron Cactus
Flat CactusIron ManIron Cactus
Iron ManSteamcactusIron Cactus
CactrainIron ManIron Cactus
CacteaIron ManIron Cactus
Iron ManSpace CactusIron Cactus
CactusIron LungIron Cactus
CactusIron SpongeIron Cactus
CactiIron DustIron Cactus
CactiIron RangeIron Cactus
Fire CactusIroningIron Cactus

What you can make with Iron Cactus

Iron Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
11
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Man with Steamcactus. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Cactus?

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

Is Iron Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Cactus?

Yes. 11 combinations are known to produce Iron Cactus, 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.