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How to Make Lightning Cactus in Infinite Craft

Lightning Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Flying Cactus plus Lightning Rod. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Flying CactusLightning RodLightning Cactus

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 195 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7OceanWaterFish
  8. 8FishWindFlying Fish
  9. 9CactusFlying FishFlying Cactus
  10. 10EarthFireLava
  11. 11LavaWaterStone
  12. 12LakeStoneLighthouse
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14SteamWindCloud
  15. 15CloudFireLightning
  16. 16LighthouseLightningLightning Rod
  17. 17Flying CactusLightning RodLightning Cactus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus5Water + Waterโ†’ Lake6Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean7Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish8Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish9Cactus + Flying Fishโ†’ Flying Cactus10Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava11Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone12Lake + Stoneโ†’ Lighthouse13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud15Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning16Lighthouse + Lightningโ†’ Lightning Rod17Flying Cactus + Lightning Rodโ†’ Lightning Cactus

Other ways to make Lightning Cactus

5 combinations are known to produce Lightning Cactus. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Cactus
FirstSecondResult
Flying CactusLightning RodLightning Cactus
Lightning TroutSpace CactusLightning Cactus
Flying CactusThunder ButterLightning Cactus
Flying CactusThunderweedLightning Cactus
Lightning BugWerecactusLightning Cactus

Lightning Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Flying Cactus with Lightning Rod. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Cactus?

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

Is Lightning Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lightning Cactus?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Lightning 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.