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How to Make Flint and Steel in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Diamond PickaxeFireFlint and Steel

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 25

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4ObsidianStoneBlade
  5. 5BladeStoneAxe
  6. 6EarthObsidianDiamond
  7. 7DiamondDiamondDiamond Block
  8. 8AxeDiamond BlockDiamond Axe
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EngineStoneSteamroller
  12. 12EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  13. 13Flat EarthObsidianFlat Obsidian
  14. 14DiamondFlat ObsidianDiamond Sword
  15. 15Diamond AxeDiamond SwordDiamond Pickaxe
  16. 16Diamond PickaxeFireFlint and Steel
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Obsidian + Stone→ Blade5Blade + Stone→ Axe6Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond7Diamond + Diamond→ Diamond Block8Axe + Diamond Block→ Diamond Axe9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Engine + Stone→ Steamroller12Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth13Flat Earth + Obsidian→ Flat Obsidian14Diamond + Flat Obsidian→ Diamond Sword15Diamond Axe + Diamond Sword→ Diamond Pickaxe16Diamond Pickaxe + Fire→ Flint and Steel

What you can make with Flint and Steel

Flint and Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
25
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Flint and Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Diamond Pickaxe with Fire. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Flint and Steel?

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

Is Flint and 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 Flint and Steel?

Only one known combination produces Flint and Steel.

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