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How to Make Prickleback in Infinite Craft

Prickleback is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cactus plus Flatfish. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CactusFlatfishPrickleback

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 173 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. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6LakeWaterOcean
  7. 7OceanWaterFish
  8. 8FishWaterFishbowl
  9. 9FireFishbowlGoldfish
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14EngineStoneSteamroller
  15. 15GoldfishSteamrollerFlatfish
  16. 16CactusFlatfishPrickleback
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Plant + Sand→ Cactus5Water + Water→ Lake6Lake + Water→ Ocean7Ocean + Water→ Fish8Fish + Water→ Fishbowl9Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish10Fire + Water→ Steam11Fire + Steam→ Engine12Earth + Fire→ Lava13Lava + Water→ Stone14Engine + Stone→ Steamroller15Goldfish + Steamroller→ Flatfish16Cactus + Flatfish→ Prickleback

Other ways to make Prickleback

3 combinations are known to produce Prickleback. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Prickleback
FirstSecondResult
CactiFlatfishPrickleback
CactusFlatfishPrickleback
PrickleRainbow MudskipperPrickleback

What you can make with Prickleback

Prickleback at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Prickleback, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Prickleback in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cactus with Flatfish. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Prickleback?

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

Is Prickleback 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 Prickleback?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Prickleback, 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.