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How to Make Lightning Rod in Infinite Craft

Lightning Rod sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 8 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Lighthouse plus Lightning.

The final combination

LighthouseLightningLightning Rod

Moderate8 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 9104 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 8 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4LakeStoneLighthouse
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6SteamWindCloud
  7. 7CloudFireLightning
  8. 8LighthouseLightningLightning Rod
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Fire→ Lava3Lava + Water→ Stone4Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse5Fire + Water→ Steam6Steam + Wind→ Cloud7Cloud + Fire→ Lightning8Lighthouse + Lightning→ Lightning Rod

Other ways to make Lightning Rod

104 combinations are known to produce Lightning Rod. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lightning Rod
FirstSecondResult
LighthouseLightningLightning Rod
Fishing PoleThunder DragonLightning Rod
Lightning FishObsidianLightning Rod
Fishing PoleLightning FishLightning Rod
Lightning FishMinecartLightning Rod
Lightning FishNether StarLightning Rod
Flat GlassLightning FishLightning Rod
Fishing RodLightning FishLightning Rod
Lightning TroutTruckLightning Rod
Lightning TroutTractorboardLightning Rod
Flat GlassLightning TroutLightning Rod
Lightning TroutV8Lightning Rod
John DeereLightning TroutLightning Rod
Lightning TroutTractor PullLightning Rod
Lightning TroutSoda JerkLightning Rod
Fishing PoleThunder ButterLightning Rod
FishermanThunder ButterLightning Rod
Fishing RodThunder ButterLightning Rod
FulguriteNether CactusLightning Rod
Electric EelNether CactusLightning Rod
FjordpiercerLightning RodLightning Rod
Fishing RodThunder TrollLightning Rod
Cargo CultFulguriteLightning Rod
Lightning RodThe ShiningLightning Rod
FulguritePhlegm CarLightning Rod

What you can make with Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod at a glance

Steps to craft
8
Moderate
Crafting depth
9
faster than 86% of solved elements
Known recipes
104
ways to make it
Used in
3,420
other combinations

Other elements that take 8 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lightning Rod in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lighthouse with Lightning. The full path from the base elements takes 8 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lightning Rod?

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

Is Lightning Rod hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 8 steps it is faster than 86% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lightning Rod?

Yes. 104 combinations are known to produce Lightning Rod, 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.