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How to Make Cold Steel in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

CoughingIce SwordCold Steel

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2211 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4DustPlantPollen
  5. 5AshPollenCough
  6. 6EarthFireLava
  7. 7LavaWaterStone
  8. 8CoughStoneCoughing
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12FjordFjordGlacier
  13. 13LavaStoneObsidian
  14. 14ObsidianStoneBlade
  15. 15BladeFireSword
  16. 16GlacierSwordIce Sword
  17. 17CoughingIce SwordCold Steel
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen5Ash + Pollenโ†’ Cough6Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava7Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone8Cough + Stoneโ†’ Coughing9Water + Waterโ†’ Lake10Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain11Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord12Fjord + Fjordโ†’ Glacier13Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian14Obsidian + Stoneโ†’ Blade15Blade + Fireโ†’ Sword16Glacier + Swordโ†’ Ice Sword17Coughing + Ice Swordโ†’ Cold Steel

Other ways to make Cold Steel

11 combinations are known to produce Cold Steel. Here are 11 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Cold Steel
FirstSecondResult
Hot Ice CreamSteelCold Steel
CoughingIce SwordCold Steel
Hot MessIce SwordCold Steel
Hot WineIce SwordCold Steel
Hot CiderIce SwordCold Steel
Hot PizzaIce SwordCold Steel
Hot PuddingIce SwordCold Steel
Ice SwordSore ThroatCold Steel
Hot BeerIce SwordCold Steel
Hot CoffeeIce SwordCold Steel
Hot PotatoIce SwordCold Steel

What you can make with Cold Steel

Cold Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
11
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cold Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Coughing with Ice Sword. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cold Steel?

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

Is Cold Steel 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 Cold Steel?

Yes. 11 combinations are known to produce Cold 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.