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How to Make Clean Steel in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Clean VolcanoSteelClean Steel

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 223 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. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantSteamTea
  5. 5EarthTeaTeapot
  6. 6MudTeapotMuddy Teapot
  7. 7Muddy TeapotTeapotClean Teapot
  8. 8FireFireVolcano
  9. 9Clean TeapotVolcanoClean Volcano
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13CarDustRust
  14. 14FireRustIron
  15. 15IronPlantSteel
  16. 16Clean VolcanoSteelClean Steel
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Steam→ Tea5Earth + Tea→ Teapot6Mud + Teapot→ Muddy Teapot7Muddy Teapot + Teapot→ Clean Teapot8Fire + Fire→ Volcano9Clean Teapot + Volcano→ Clean Volcano10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Engine + Plant→ Car12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Car + Dust→ Rust14Fire + Rust→ Iron15Iron + Plant→ Steel16Clean Volcano + Steel→ Clean Steel

Other ways to make Clean Steel

3 combinations are known to produce Clean Steel. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Clean Steel
FirstSecondResult
Clean CoconutSteelClean Steel
Clean ValkyrieSteelClean Steel
Clean VolcanoSteelClean Steel

What you can make with Clean Steel

Clean Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Clean Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Clean Volcano with Steel. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Clean Steel?

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

Is Clean Steel 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 Clean Steel?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Clean Steel, 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.