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How to Make The Butterfly in Infinite Craft

The Butterfly is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Moth. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe MothThe Butterfly

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  30. 30FireWindSmoke
  31. 31PlantSmokeIncense
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34IncenseSandSnake
  35. 35Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  36. 36PlantWaterSwamp
  37. 37FireSwampDragon
  38. 38DragonDragonDragon Egg
  39. 39Dragon EggSteamSteam Dragon
  40. 40SwampTreeMangrove
  41. 41DustWindSandstorm
  42. 42EarthFireLava
  43. 43LavaWaterStone
  44. 44SandstormStoneSphinx
  45. 45MangroveSphinxThoth
  46. 46Steam DragonThothSteam Thoth
  47. 47AnagramSteam ThothThe Moth
  48. 48Future TenseThe MothThe Butterfly
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Paper + Plant→ Book27Earth + River→ Delta28Book + Delta→ Alphabet29Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup30Fire + Wind→ Smoke31Plant + Smoke→ Incense32Water + Wind→ Wave33Earth + Wave→ Sand34Incense + Sand→ Snake35Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram36Plant + Water→ Swamp37Fire + Swamp→ Dragon38Dragon + Dragon→ Dragon Egg39Dragon Egg + Steam→ Steam Dragon40Swamp + Tree→ Mangrove41Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm42Earth + Fire→ Lava43Lava + Water→ Stone44Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx45Mangrove + Sphinx→ Thoth46Steam Dragon + Thoth→ Steam Thoth47Anagram + Steam Thoth→ The Moth48Future Tense + The Moth→ The Butterfly

The Butterfly at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to The Butterfly, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Butterfly in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Moth. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Butterfly?

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

Is The Butterfly hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Butterfly?

Only one known combination produces The Butterfly.

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