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How to Make Dirty Metal in Infinite Craft

Dirty Metal is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 29 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Muddy Medals. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramMuddy MedalsDirty Metal

Marathon29 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 42

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 29 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15WaterWaterLake
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17LakeLilyLotus
  18. 18SandWaterBeach
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20FireWaterSteam
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23EnginePlanetSaturn
  24. 24DustSaturnRings
  25. 25BeachRingsOlympics
  26. 26LotusOlympicsMedals
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28MedalsMudMuddy Medals
  29. 29AnagramMuddy MedalsDirty Metal
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Water + Waterโ†’ Lake16Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily17Lake + Lilyโ†’ Lotus18Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach19Earth + Windโ†’ Dust20Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam21Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine22Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet23Engine + Planetโ†’ Saturn24Dust + Saturnโ†’ Rings25Beach + Ringsโ†’ Olympics26Lotus + Olympicsโ†’ Medals27Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud28Medals + Mudโ†’ Muddy Medals29Anagram + Muddy Medalsโ†’ Dirty Metal

Dirty Metal at a glance

Steps to craft
29
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dirty Metal in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Muddy Medals. The full path from the base elements takes 29 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dirty Metal?

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

Is Dirty Metal hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 29 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dirty Metal?

Only one known combination produces Dirty Metal.

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