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How to Make Iron Butterfly in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Iron LilyWindIron Butterfly

Long13 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 15225 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8EarthSteampunkRobot
  9. 9MarshRobotIron Man
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakePlantLily
  12. 12Iron ManLilyIron Lily
  13. 13Iron LilyWindIron Butterfly
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot9Marsh + Robotโ†’ Iron Man10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily12Iron Man + Lilyโ†’ Iron Lily13Iron Lily + Windโ†’ Iron Butterfly

Other ways to make Iron Butterfly

225 combinations are known to produce Iron Butterfly. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Butterfly
FirstSecondResult
IronThunder ButterIron Butterfly
Iron ButterQueenIron Butterfly
Iron ButterSeraph ForestIron Butterfly
420blivionIron ButterIron Butterfly
Iron ButterSnake TrapIron Butterfly
Iron ButterMushroom SalmonIron Butterfly
Iron ButterSteam DisasterIron Butterfly
420WipeoutIron ButterIron Butterfly
Iron ButterRocky MountainsIron Butterfly
Iron ButterMountain ReefIron Butterfly
Iron ButterWisdomIron Butterfly
Iron ButterMuddy TeacupIron Butterfly
ChinookIron ButterIron Butterfly
Iron ButterJupiterIron Butterfly
Iron ButterTitanic WineIron Butterfly
Iron ButterOblivionIron Butterfly
BlackIron ButterIron Butterfly
Dusty RollIron ButterIron Butterfly
Balsamic VinegarIron ButterIron Butterfly
CanyonIron ButterIron Butterfly
420catastropheIron ButterIron Butterfly
Iron ButterMountain DewmoblieIron Butterfly
DeltaIron ButterIron Butterfly
42Iron ButterIron Butterfly
Iron ButterMountain SurfingIron Butterfly

What you can make with Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly at a glance

Steps to craft
13
Long
Crafting depth
15
longer than 68% of solved elements
Known recipes
225
ways to make it
Used in
18
other combinations

Other elements that take 13 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Butterfly in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Lily with Wind. The full path from the base elements takes 13 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Butterfly?

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

Is Iron Butterfly 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 Butterfly?

Yes. 225 combinations are known to produce Iron Butterfly, 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.