Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make Iron Carbide in Infinite Craft

Iron Carbide is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Iron plus Scandium Carbide. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IronScandium CarbideIron Carbide

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 412 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7FireRustIron
  8. 8EarthFireLava
  9. 9LavaWaterStone
  10. 10LavaStoneObsidian
  11. 11EarthObsidianDiamond
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13DiamondSmokeCarbon
  14. 14PlantWaterSwamp
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16SwampTreeMangrove
  17. 17EarthSteamMud
  18. 18FireMudBrick
  19. 19BrickWindHouse
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21HouseMountainCave
  22. 22CaveEarthMine
  23. 23MangroveMineManganese
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeMountainFjord
  26. 26PlantWindDandelion
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28FireWineAlcohol
  29. 29AlcoholLakeVodka
  30. 30FjordVodkaScandinavian
  31. 31ManganeseScandinavianScandium
  32. 32CarbonScandiumScandium Carbide
  33. 33IronScandium CarbideIron Carbide
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Car + Dust→ Rust7Fire + Rust→ Iron8Earth + Fire→ Lava9Lava + Water→ Stone10Lava + Stone→ Obsidian11Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Diamond + Smoke→ Carbon14Plant + Water→ Swamp15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Swamp + Tree→ Mangrove17Earth + Steam→ Mud18Fire + Mud→ Brick19Brick + Wind→ House20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21House + Mountain→ Cave22Cave + Earth→ Mine23Mangrove + Mine→ Manganese24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Mountain→ Fjord26Plant + Wind→ Dandelion27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Fire + Wine→ Alcohol29Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka30Fjord + Vodka→ Scandinavian31Manganese + Scandinavian→ Scandium32Carbon + Scandium→ Scandium Carbide33Iron + Scandium Carbide→ Iron Carbide

Other ways to make Iron Carbide

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

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Carbide
FirstSecondResult
IronScandium CarbideIron Carbide
AIRONArsenic CarbideIron Carbide

What you can make with Iron Carbide

Iron Carbide at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Carbide in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron with Scandium Carbide. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Carbide?

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

Is Iron Carbide hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Carbide?

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