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How to Make Iron Balloon in Infinite Craft

Iron Balloon is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 13 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hot Air Balloon plus Iron Man. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hot Air BalloonIron ManIron Balloon

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 18

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 13 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5Dandelion PatchSteamHot Air Balloon
  6. 6PlantWaterSwamp
  7. 7SwampWaterMarsh
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10PlanetSteamSteampunk
  11. 11EarthSteampunkRobot
  12. 12MarshRobotIron Man
  13. 13Hot Air BalloonIron ManIron Balloon
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Dandelion Patch + Steamโ†’ Hot Air Balloon6Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp7Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet10Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk11Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot12Marsh + Robotโ†’ Iron Man13Hot Air Balloon + Iron Manโ†’ Iron Balloon

What you can make with Iron Balloon

Iron Balloon at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Balloon in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hot Air Balloon with Iron Man. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Balloon?

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

Is Iron Balloon hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 13 steps it is longer than 68% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Balloon?

Only one known combination produces Iron Balloon.

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