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How to Make Iou in Infinite Craft

Iou is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Io plus United States. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IoUnited StatesIou

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 214 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3WindWindTornado
  4. 4PlanetTornadoCyclone
  5. 5CyclonePlanetJupiter
  6. 6FireFireVolcano
  7. 7JupiterVolcanoIo
  8. 8TornadoWaterTsunami
  9. 9EarthTsunamiIsland
  10. 10EarthIslandContinent
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EngineSteamTrain
  14. 14ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  15. 15EarthTranscontinental RailroadUnited States
  16. 16IoUnited StatesIou
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Wind + Wind→ Tornado4Planet + Tornado→ Cyclone5Cyclone + Planet→ Jupiter6Fire + Fire→ Volcano7Jupiter + Volcano→ Io8Tornado + Water→ Tsunami9Earth + Tsunami→ Island10Earth + Island→ Continent11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Steam→ Train14Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad15Earth + Transcontinental Railroad→ United States16Io + United States→ Iou

Other ways to make Iou

4 combinations are known to produce Iou. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iou
FirstSecondResult
IoUnited StatesIou
IoUPSIou
IOUPSIou
IOUInitialsIou

What you can make with Iou

Iou at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Iou, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iou in Infinite Craft?

Combine Io with United States. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iou?

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

Is Iou 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 Iou?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Iou, 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.