What is the fastest way to get Sinking Cactus in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 16-step path ending in Cactea + Sinking. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Sinking Cactus in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

CacteaSinkingSinking Cactus

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 195 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

1EarthWaterPlant
2WaterWindWave
3EarthWaveSand
4PlantSandCactus
5FireWaterSteam
6PlantSteamTea
7CactusTeaCactea
8EarthEarthMountain
9MountainWindAvalanche
10WaterWaterLake
11AvalancheLakeIceberg
12WindWindTornado
13TornadoWaterTsunami
14SteamTsunamiTitanic
15IcebergTitanicSinking
16CacteaSinkingSinking Cactus

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Sinking Cactus

5 combinations are known to produce Sinking Cactus. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Sinking Cactus
First	Second	Result
Flat Cactus	Sinking	Sinking Cactus
Cactea	Sinking	Sinking Cactus
Flying Cactus	Sinking	Sinking Cactus
Flying Cactus	Sinking Feeling	Sinking Cactus
Cactus Dragon	Sinking Feeling	Sinking Cactus

What you can make with Sinking Cactus

Sinking CactusTsunamoon Cactus
Sinking CactusSubreddit R/Cactus
Sinking CactusMushroom Stew Cactus Stew
Sinking CactusSeadragon Sinking Dragon
Sinking CactusMetamorphic Sinking Rock
Sinking CactusOpposite Sinking Opposite
Sinking CactusSimilar Sinking Similar Cactus
Sinking CactusFuture Tense Sinking Future
Sinking CactusPast Tense Sinking Past
Sinking CactusInitials S.S. Sinking Cactus

Sinking Cactus at a glance

Steps to craft: 16; Long
Crafting depth: 19; longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes: 5; ways to make it
Used in: 13; other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Sinking Cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cactea with Sinking. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Sinking Cactus?

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

Is Sinking Cactus 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 Sinking Cactus?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Sinking Cactus, and the shortest route is shown above.