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How to Make Iowa City in Infinite Craft

Iowa City is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is East plus Iowa. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EastIowaIowa City

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 31

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWindSmoke
  4. 4SmokeWaterFog
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6EarthPlantTree
  7. 7TreeWaterRiver
  8. 8RiverTreePaper
  9. 9EarthPaperMap
  10. 10FogMapLost
  11. 11LostWindDirection
  12. 12AshDirectionEast
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionWaterWine
  15. 15WindWineBalloon
  16. 16BalloonFirePop
  17. 17PopWineChampagne
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19ChampagneLakeLake Champlain
  20. 20FireLake ChamplainBurlington
  21. 21BalloonBurlingtonIowa
  22. 22EastIowaIowa City
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke4Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree7Tree + Waterโ†’ River8River + Treeโ†’ Paper9Earth + Paperโ†’ Map10Fog + Mapโ†’ Lost11Lost + Windโ†’ Direction12Ash + Directionโ†’ East13Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion14Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine15Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon16Balloon + Fireโ†’ Pop17Pop + Wineโ†’ Champagne18Water + Waterโ†’ Lake19Champagne + Lakeโ†’ Lake Champlain20Fire + Lake Champlainโ†’ Burlington21Balloon + Burlingtonโ†’ Iowa22East + Iowaโ†’ Iowa City

Iowa City at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to Iowa City, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iowa City in Infinite Craft?

Combine East with Iowa. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iowa City?

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

Is Iowa City hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iowa City?

Only one known combination produces Iowa City.

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