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How to Make Steel-cactus in Infinite Craft

Steel-cactus is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Steel plus Were-cactus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SteelWere-cactusSteel-cactus

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 21

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7FireRustIron
  8. 8IronPlantSteel
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11PlantSandCactus
  12. 12CactusFireSaguaro
  13. 13DustEarthPlanet
  14. 14EarthPlanetMoon
  15. 15MoonWindWerewolf
  16. 16SaguaroWerewolfWere-cactus
  17. 17SteelWere-cactusSteel-cactus
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Car + Dustโ†’ Rust7Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron8Iron + Plantโ†’ Steel9Water + Windโ†’ Wave10Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand11Plant + Sandโ†’ Cactus12Cactus + Fireโ†’ Saguaro13Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet14Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon15Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf16Saguaro + Werewolfโ†’ Were-cactus17Steel + Were-cactusโ†’ Steel-cactus

Steel-cactus at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

Similar effort to Steel-cactus, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Steel-cactus in Infinite Craft?

Combine Steel with Were-cactus. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Steel-cactus?

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

Is Steel-cactus hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Steel-cactus?

Only one known combination produces Steel-cactus.

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