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How to Make Lightning Cart in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

CartLightning RodLightning Cart

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 193 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EngineSteamTrain
  7. 7ObsidianTrainMinecart
  8. 8MinecartStoneCart
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10LakeStoneLighthouse
  11. 11SteamWindCloud
  12. 12CloudFireLightning
  13. 13LighthouseLightningLightning Rod
  14. 14CartLightning RodLightning Cart
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava2Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone3Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine6Engine + Steamโ†’ Train7Obsidian + Trainโ†’ Minecart8Minecart + Stoneโ†’ Cart9Water + Waterโ†’ Lake10Lake + Stoneโ†’ Lighthouse11Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud12Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning13Lighthouse + Lightningโ†’ Lightning Rod14Cart + Lightning Rodโ†’ Lightning Cart

Other ways to make Lightning Cart

3 combinations are known to produce Lightning Cart. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Cart
FirstSecondResult
LightningSolar CartLightning Cart
CartLightning RodLightning Cart
CartLightning TroutLightning Cart

Lightning Cart at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Cart in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cart with Lightning Rod. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Cart?

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

Is Lightning Cart 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 Lightning Cart?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Lightning Cart, 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.