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How to Make Iron Lichen in Infinite Craft

Iron Lichen is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Iron Man plus Lichen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Iron ManLichenIron Lichen

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 184 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 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. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12LakeMountainFjord
  13. 13FireFireVolcano
  14. 14FjordVolcanoIceland
  15. 15IcelandPlantLichen
  16. 16Iron ManLichenIron Lichen
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot9Marsh + Robotโ†’ Iron Man10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain12Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord13Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano14Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland15Iceland + Plantโ†’ Lichen16Iron Man + Lichenโ†’ Iron Lichen

Other ways to make Iron Lichen

4 combinations are known to produce Iron Lichen. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Lichen
FirstSecondResult
Iron ManLichenIron Lichen
IroningLichenIron Lichen
IronyLichenIron Lichen
Iron TrawlerSurf LichenIron Lichen

What you can make with Iron Lichen

Iron Lichen at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
4
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Lichen in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Man with Lichen. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Lichen?

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

Is Iron Lichen hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Lichen?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Iron Lichen, 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.