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How to Make Iron Armor in Infinite Craft

Iron Armor is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Armor plus Iron Shards. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ArmorIron ShardsIron Armor

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 283 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4ObsidianStoneBlade
  5. 5BladeFireSword
  6. 6EarthSwordKnight
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9KnightMudArmor
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12SwampWaterMarsh
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustEarthPlanet
  15. 15PlanetSteamSteampunk
  16. 16EarthSteampunkRobot
  17. 17MarshRobotIron Man
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21WindWindTornado
  22. 22GlassTornadoShatter
  23. 23Iron ManShatterIron Shards
  24. 24ArmorIron ShardsIron Armor
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Obsidian + Stone→ Blade5Blade + Fire→ Sword6Earth + Sword→ Knight7Fire + Water→ Steam8Earth + Steam→ Mud9Knight + Mud→ Armor10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Swamp + Water→ Marsh13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Earth→ Planet15Planet + Steam→ Steampunk16Earth + Steampunk→ Robot17Marsh + Robot→ Iron Man18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Wind + Wind→ Tornado22Glass + Tornado→ Shatter23Iron Man + Shatter→ Iron Shards24Armor + Iron Shards→ Iron Armor

Other ways to make Iron Armor

3 combinations are known to produce Iron Armor. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Armor
FirstSecondResult
ArmorIron ShardsIron Armor
ARMORIron ShardsIron Armor
LaironPokemon AbilityIron Armor

Iron Armor at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
28
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to Iron Armor, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Armor in Infinite Craft?

Combine Armor with Iron Shards. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Armor?

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

Is Iron Armor hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Armor?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Iron Armor, 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.