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How to Make Red Lightning Bolt in Infinite Craft

Red Lightning Bolt is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Opposite plus Yellow Lightning Bolt. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

OppositeYellow Lightning BoltRed Lightning Bolt

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 36

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14SteamWindCloud
  15. 15CloudFireLightning
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17AshTreePencil
  18. 18LightningPencilLightning Bolt
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20EnginePlantCar
  21. 21DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  22. 22CarDandelion PatchYellow Car
  23. 23Lightning BoltYellow CarYellow Lightning Bolt
  24. 24OppositeYellow Lightning BoltRed Lightning Bolt
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Wind + Wine→ Balloon5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny7Plant + Water→ Swamp8Fire + Swamp→ Dragon9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Ash + Fire→ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite13Fire + Water→ Steam14Steam + Wind→ Cloud15Cloud + Fire→ Lightning16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Ash + Tree→ Pencil18Lightning + Pencil→ Lightning Bolt19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Engine + Plant→ Car21Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch22Car + Dandelion Patch→ Yellow Car23Lightning Bolt + Yellow Car→ Yellow Lightning Bolt24Opposite + Yellow Lightning Bolt→ Red Lightning Bolt

What you can make with Red Lightning Bolt

Red Lightning Bolt at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red Lightning Bolt in Infinite Craft?

Combine Opposite with Yellow Lightning Bolt. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red Lightning Bolt?

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

Is Red Lightning Bolt hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red Lightning Bolt?

Only one known combination produces Red Lightning Bolt.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.