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How to Make Dark Rod in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Dark PhoenixHot RodDark Rod

Long17 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 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7AshFirePhoenix
  8. 8Black HolePhoenixDark Phoenix
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12SteamWineStew
  13. 13FireStewChili
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15ChiliLakeCayenne
  16. 16CayenneEngineHot Rod
  17. 17Dark PhoenixHot RodDark Rod
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash7Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix8Black Hole + Phoenixโ†’ Dark Phoenix9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion11Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine12Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew13Fire + Stewโ†’ Chili14Water + Waterโ†’ Lake15Chili + Lakeโ†’ Cayenne16Cayenne + Engineโ†’ Hot Rod17Dark Phoenix + Hot Rodโ†’ Dark Rod

Other ways to make Dark Rod

3 combinations are known to produce Dark Rod. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Dark Rod
FirstSecondResult
Dark PhoenixHot RodDark Rod
Dark PhoenixHot rodDark Rod
Dark CinderFlying Che-rodactylDark Rod

Dark Rod at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Rod in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Phoenix with Hot Rod. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Rod?

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

Is Dark Rod 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 Dark Rod?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Dark Rod, 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.