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How to Make Lava Crab in Infinite Craft

Lava Crab sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Hermit Crab plus Lava.

The final combination

Hermit CrabLavaLava Crab

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 132 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6PlantWaveSeaweed
  7. 7DuneSeaweedCrab
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9CrabDandelionHermit Crab
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11Hermit CrabLavaLava Crab
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed7Dune + Seaweedโ†’ Crab8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Crab + Dandelionโ†’ Hermit Crab10Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava11Hermit Crab + Lavaโ†’ Lava Crab

Other ways to make Lava Crab

2 combinations are known to produce Lava Crab. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lava Crab
FirstSecondResult
Dust CrabVolcanoLava Crab
Hermit CrabLavaLava Crab

What you can make with Lava Crab

Lava Crab at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
13
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
71
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lava Crab in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hermit Crab with Lava. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lava Crab?

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

Is Lava Crab hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lava Crab?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Lava Crab, 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.