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How to Make Lightning Cup in Infinite Craft

Lightning Cup is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Firefly plus Mario Kart 8. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FireflyMario Kart 8Lightning Cup

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1916 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3PlantSmokeIncense
  4. 4PlantWaterSwamp
  5. 5IncenseSwampMosquito
  6. 6FireMosquitoFirefly
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9SmokeWaterFog
  10. 10FogPlantMushroom
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13MushroomPlanetMario
  14. 14EngineMarioMario Kart
  15. 15Mario KartWindMario Kart 8
  16. 16FireflyMario Kart 8Lightning Cup
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Plant + Smoke→ Incense4Plant + Water→ Swamp5Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito6Fire + Mosquito→ Firefly7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Smoke + Water→ Fog10Fog + Plant→ Mushroom11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Mushroom + Planet→ Mario14Engine + Mario→ Mario Kart15Mario Kart + Wind→ Mario Kart 816Firefly + Mario Kart 8→ Lightning Cup

Other ways to make Lightning Cup

16 combinations are known to produce Lightning Cup. Here are 16 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Cup
FirstSecondResult
Lightning FishMario Kart 64Lightning Cup
Mario Kart 64Thunder TrollLightning Cup
FulguriteMario Kart 64Lightning Cup
Lightning RodMario Kart 64Lightning Cup
Lightning TroutMario Kart 64Lightning Cup
Mario Kart 64ThunderboltLightning Cup
Lightning RodMario Kart 8Lightning Cup
FireflyMario Kart 8Lightning Cup
FulguriteMario Kart 8Lightning Cup
Mario Kart 8Thunder TrollLightning Cup
Lightning RodMario Kart 8 DeluxeLightning Cup
FulguriteMario Kart 8 DeluxeLightning Cup
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeThunder TrollLightning Cup
FlashMario KartLightning Cup
Mario KartThunder LilyLightning Cup
Mario KartThunderweedLightning Cup

What you can make with Lightning Cup

Lightning Cup at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
16
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Cup in Infinite Craft?

Combine Firefly with Mario Kart 8. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Cup?

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

Is Lightning Cup hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lightning Cup?

Yes. 16 combinations are known to produce Lightning Cup, 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.