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How to Make Iron Balrogs in Infinite Craft

Iron Balrogs is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Balrogs plus Iron Man. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BalrogsIron ManIron Balrogs

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 452 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4SteamWindCloud
  5. 5BrickCloudCastle
  6. 6FireFireVolcano
  7. 7CastleVolcanoMordor
  8. 8FireMordorSauron
  9. 9FireSauronBalrog
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12EarthTsunamiIsland
  13. 13EarthIslandContinent
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15SteamWaveSurf
  16. 16ContinentSurfAustralia
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18MountainWindAvalanche
  19. 19AvalancheWindSnow
  20. 20AustraliaSnowNo
  21. 21WaterWaterLake
  22. 22LakeWaterOcean
  23. 23NoOceanNot
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  29. 29NotSingularityPlural
  30. 30BalrogPluralBalrogs
  31. 31EarthWaterPlant
  32. 32PlantWaterSwamp
  33. 33SwampWaterMarsh
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35PlanetSteamSteampunk
  36. 36EarthSteampunkRobot
  37. 37MarshRobotIron Man
  38. 38BalrogsIron ManIron Balrogs
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Steam + Wind→ Cloud5Brick + Cloud→ Castle6Fire + Fire→ Volcano7Castle + Volcano→ Mordor8Fire + Mordor→ Sauron9Fire + Sauron→ Balrog10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Earth + Tsunami→ Island13Earth + Island→ Continent14Water + Wind→ Wave15Steam + Wave→ Surf16Continent + Surf→ Australia17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche19Avalanche + Wind→ Snow20Australia + Snow→ No21Water + Water→ Lake22Lake + Water→ Ocean23No + Ocean→ Not24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity29Not + Singularity→ Plural30Balrog + Plural→ Balrogs31Earth + Water→ Plant32Plant + Water→ Swamp33Swamp + Water→ Marsh34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Planet + Steam→ Steampunk36Earth + Steampunk→ Robot37Marsh + Robot→ Iron Man38Balrogs + Iron Man→ Iron Balrogs

Other ways to make Iron Balrogs

2 combinations are known to produce Iron Balrogs. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Balrogs
FirstSecondResult
BalrogsIron ManIron Balrogs
Iron BalrogPluralIron Balrogs

Iron Balrogs at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
45
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Balrogs in Infinite Craft?

Combine Balrogs with Iron Man. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Balrogs?

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

Is Iron Balrogs hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Balrogs?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Iron Balrogs, 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.