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How to Make Lightning Castle in Infinite Craft

Lightning Castle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lightning Bug plus Surfing Castle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Lightning BugSurfing CastleLightning Castle

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 292 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5IncenseSwampMosquito
  6. 6FireMosquitoFirefly
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustPlantPollen
  9. 9FireflyPollenLightning Bug
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireMudBrick
  13. 13SteamWindCloud
  14. 14BrickCloudCastle
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17TreeWaveSurfboard
  18. 18PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  19. 19SurfboardVenus FlytrapSurfing Plant
  20. 20CastleSurfing PlantSurfing Castle
  21. 21Lightning BugSurfing CastleLightning Castle
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Plant + Water→ Swamp5Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito6Fire + Mosquito→ Firefly7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Plant→ Pollen9Firefly + Pollen→ Lightning Bug10Fire + Water→ Steam11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Fire + Mud→ Brick13Steam + Wind→ Cloud14Brick + Cloud→ Castle15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Water + Wind→ Wave17Tree + Wave→ Surfboard18Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap19Surfboard + Venus Flytrap→ Surfing Plant20Castle + Surfing Plant→ Surfing Castle21Lightning Bug + Surfing Castle→ Lightning Castle

Other ways to make Lightning Castle

2 combinations are known to produce Lightning Castle. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Castle
FirstSecondResult
Lightning BugSurfing CastleLightning Castle
Lightning SurferSalt CastleLightning Castle

Lightning Castle at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Castle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lightning Bug with Surfing Castle. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Castle?

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

Is Lightning Castle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lightning Castle?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Lightning Castle, 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.