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How to Make Hearts of Iron IV in Infinite Craft

Hearts of Iron IV is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ghost Sub plus Paradox Interactive. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ghost SubParadox InteractiveHearts of Iron IV

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2SmokeWaterFog
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5FogTreeGhost
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9DandelionEngineHelicopter
  10. 10GhostHelicopterGhostbusters
  11. 11EngineSteamTrain
  12. 12TrainWaterSubmarine
  13. 13GhostbustersSubmarineGhost Sub
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  21. 21SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  22. 22DestructionTime TravelParadox
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25WaterWindWave
  26. 26SteamWaveSurf
  27. 27SurfWindSurfing
  28. 28StoneSurfingSkimming
  29. 29EarthWaveSand
  30. 30FireSandGlass
  31. 31EngineGlassWindshield
  32. 32WaveWindshieldWiper
  33. 33SkimmingWiperSkype
  34. 34ParadoxSkypeParadox Interactive
  35. 35Ghost SubParadox InteractiveHearts of Iron IV
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Smoke + Water→ Fog3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Fog + Tree→ Ghost6Plant + Wind→ Dandelion7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter10Ghost + Helicopter→ Ghostbusters11Engine + Steam→ Train12Train + Water→ Submarine13Ghostbusters + Submarine→ Ghost Sub14Wind + Wind→ Tornado15Tornado + Water→ Tsunami16Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Engine→ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole20Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine21Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel22Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Water + Wind→ Wave26Steam + Wave→ Surf27Surf + Wind→ Surfing28Stone + Surfing→ Skimming29Earth + Wave→ Sand30Fire + Sand→ Glass31Engine + Glass→ Windshield32Wave + Windshield→ Wiper33Skimming + Wiper→ Skype34Paradox + Skype→ Paradox Interactive35Ghost Sub + Paradox Interactive→ Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 96% 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 Hearts of Iron IV in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ghost Sub with Paradox Interactive. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hearts of Iron IV?

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

Is Hearts of Iron IV hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hearts of Iron IV?

Only one known combination produces Hearts of Iron IV.

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