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How to Make Rusty Cactus in Infinite Craft

Rusty Cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Rainbow Cactus plus Rust. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Rainbow CactusRustRusty Cactus

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 222 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4PlantSandCactus
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6SteamWindCloud
  7. 7CloudWaterRain
  8. 8RainWaterRainbow
  9. 9CactusRainbowPrickly Rainbow
  10. 10CactusPrickly RainbowRainbow Cactus
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EnginePlantCar
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14CarDustRust
  15. 15Rainbow CactusRustRusty Cactus
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud7Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain8Rain + Waterโ†’ Rainbow9Cactus + Rainbowโ†’ Prickly Rainbow10Cactus + Prickly Rainbowโ†’ Rainbow Cactus11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Engine + Plantโ†’ Car13Earth + Windโ†’ Dust14Car + Dustโ†’ Rust15Rainbow Cactus + Rustโ†’ Rusty Cactus

Other ways to make Rusty Cactus

2 combinations are known to produce Rusty Cactus. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rusty Cactus
FirstSecondResult
Rainbow CactusRustRusty Cactus
RustbinSpace CactusRusty Cactus

What you can make with Rusty Cactus

Rusty Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

Similar effort to Rusty Cactus, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rusty Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Rainbow Cactus with Rust. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rusty Cactus?

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

Is Rusty Cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rusty Cactus?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Rusty Cactus, and the shortest route is shown above.

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