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How to Make Rusty Lightning in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

LightningRusty SteamnadoRusty Lightning

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 192 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3CloudFireLightning
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6EnginePlantCar
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8CarDustRust
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10LakeWaterOcean
  11. 11OceanWaterFish
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13FishTornadoSharknado
  14. 14SharknadoSteamSteamnado
  15. 15RustSteamnadoRusty Steamnado
  16. 16LightningRusty SteamnadoRusty Lightning
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Cloud + Fire→ Lightning4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Water→ Plant6Engine + Plant→ Car7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Car + Dust→ Rust9Water + Water→ Lake10Lake + Water→ Ocean11Ocean + Water→ Fish12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Fish + Tornado→ Sharknado14Sharknado + Steam→ Steamnado15Rust + Steamnado→ Rusty Steamnado16Lightning + Rusty Steamnado→ Rusty Lightning

Other ways to make Rusty Lightning

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

Alternative combinations that produce Rusty Lightning
FirstSecondResult
LightningRusty SteamnadoRusty Lightning
Lightning BoltRusty SteamrollerRusty Lightning

Rusty Lightning at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rusty Lightning in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lightning with Rusty Steamnado. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rusty Lightning?

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

Is Rusty Lightning 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 Rusty Lightning?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Rusty Lightning, 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.