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How to Make The Lightning Rod in Infinite Craft

The Lightning Rod is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lightning Rod plus The Lightning Deleted. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Lightning RodThe Lightning DeletedThe Lightning Rod

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 49

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4LakeStoneLighthouse
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6SteamWindCloud
  7. 7CloudFireLightning
  8. 8LighthouseLightningLightning Rod
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustFireAsh
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13AshTreePencil
  14. 14DustPencilEraser
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16FirePlanetSun
  17. 17FireSunSolar
  18. 18PlanetSolarSystem
  19. 19FireSystemComputer
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoWaterTsunami
  22. 22ComputerTsunamiInternet
  23. 23EraserInternetDelete
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26DustFogSmog
  27. 27FireSmogPollution
  28. 28PlanetPollutionGlobal Warming
  29. 29SmokeStoneStatue
  30. 30SmokeStatueOzymandias
  31. 31Global WarmingOzymandiasThe End
  32. 32DeleteThe EndThe Delete
  33. 33LightningThe DeleteThe Lightning Deleted
  34. 34Lightning RodThe Lightning DeletedThe Lightning Rod
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava3Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone4Lake + Stoneโ†’ Lighthouse5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud7Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning8Lighthouse + Lightningโ†’ Lightning Rod9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree13Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil14Dust + Pencilโ†’ Eraser15Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet16Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun17Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar18Planet + Solarโ†’ System19Fire + Systemโ†’ Computer20Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado21Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami22Computer + Tsunamiโ†’ Internet23Eraser + Internetโ†’ Delete24Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke25Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog26Dust + Fogโ†’ Smog27Fire + Smogโ†’ Pollution28Planet + Pollutionโ†’ Global Warming29Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue30Smoke + Statueโ†’ Ozymandias31Global Warming + Ozymandiasโ†’ The End32Delete + The Endโ†’ The Delete33Lightning + The Deleteโ†’ The Lightning Deleted34Lightning Rod + The Lightning Deletedโ†’ The Lightning Rod

The Lightning Rod at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Lightning Rod in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lightning Rod with The Lightning Deleted. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Lightning Rod?

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

Is The Lightning Rod hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Lightning Rod?

Only one known combination produces The Lightning Rod.

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