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How to Make Lightning Bolt in Infinite Craft

Lightning Bolt 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 Lightning plus Pencil.

The final combination

LightningPencilLightning Bolt

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1033 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. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3CloudFireLightning
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustFireAsh
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8AshTreePencil
  9. 9LightningPencilLightning Bolt
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Cloud + Fire→ Lightning4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Fire→ Ash6Earth + Water→ Plant7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Ash + Tree→ Pencil9Lightning + Pencil→ Lightning Bolt

Other ways to make Lightning Bolt

33 combinations are known to produce Lightning Bolt. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Bolt
FirstSecondResult
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Lightning BoltStonerLightning Bolt
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Lightning BoltMosesLightning Bolt
EnergyPearl JamLightning Bolt
CandlePearl JamLightning Bolt
FulguritePearl JamLightning Bolt
Cargo CultLightning TroutLightning Bolt
Lightning BoltThe ShiningLightning Bolt
Lightning BoltOrgasmLightning Bolt
FulguritePot BrownieLightning Bolt
Lightning BoltMountain DewmoblieLightning Bolt
Lightning BoltSpace Dandelion SurferLightning Bolt
ControllerLightningLightning Bolt
Laser BeamLightningLightning Bolt
Laser CutterLightningLightning Bolt
Lightning RodVideo GameLightning Bolt
LightningLooseLightning Bolt
Ability StarLightningLightning Bolt
FlattenedLightningLightning Bolt
Lightning BoltNotLightning Bolt
Lightning FishSnowboardingLightning Bolt
Lightning FishSledLightning Bolt
Lightning TroutSnowboardLightning Bolt

What you can make with Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
33
ways to make it
Used in
2,576
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Bolt in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Bolt?

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

Is Lightning Bolt 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 Lightning Bolt?

Yes. 33 combinations are known to produce Lightning Bolt, 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.