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How to Make Lightning Bug in Infinite Craft

Lightning Bug 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 Firefly plus Pollen.

The final combination

FireflyPollenLightning Bug

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 12304 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5IncenseSwampMosquito
  6. 6FireMosquitoFirefly
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustPlantPollen
  9. 9FireflyPollenLightning Bug
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke3Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense4Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp5Incense + Swampโ†’ Mosquito6Fire + Mosquitoโ†’ Firefly7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen9Firefly + Pollenโ†’ Lightning Bug

Other ways to make Lightning Bug

304 combinations are known to produce Lightning Bug. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Bug
FirstSecondResult
CleanFireflyLightning Bug
FireflyStar VenusLightning Bug
FireflyMangrove SnapperLightning Bug
ThunderstormVenus Fly TrapLightning Bug
FulguriteVenus Fly TrapLightning Bug
FireflySeduceLightning Bug
FireflyTractor PullLightning Bug
FireflyTailLightning Bug
FireflySeductionLightning Bug
FulguriteSpace MosquitoLightning Bug
FulguritePond SkaterLightning Bug
DragonflyFulguriteLightning Bug
Dust BunnyFulguriteLightning Bug
FulguriteHawaiian MosquitoLightning Bug
FulguriteMosquitoLightning Bug
Hawaiian MosquitoLampLightning Bug
DragonflyElectric EelLightning Bug
Dust MiteFulguriteLightning Bug
FulguriteSkeeterLightning Bug
Lightning RodSpace MosquitoLightning Bug
Lightning BoltMosquitoLightning Bug
Light BulbMangrove FlytrapLightning Bug
Light BulbTinkerbellLightning Bug
FulguriteTractor FlyLightning Bug
FireflySlowcarLightning Bug

What you can make with Lightning Bug

Lightning Bug at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
12
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
304
ways to make it
Used in
332
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Bug in Infinite Craft?

Combine Firefly with Pollen. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Bug?

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

Is Lightning Bug 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 Bug?

Yes. 304 combinations are known to produce Lightning Bug, 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.