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How to Make Iron Ore in Infinite Craft

Iron Ore sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Iron Dust plus Mountain.

The final combination

Iron DustMountainIron Ore

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1426 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4SwampWaterMarsh
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8EarthSteampunkRobot
  9. 9MarshRobotIron Man
  10. 10DustIron ManIron Dust
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12Iron DustMountainIron Ore
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp4Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot9Marsh + Robotโ†’ Iron Man10Dust + Iron Manโ†’ Iron Dust11Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain12Iron Dust + Mountainโ†’ Iron Ore

Other ways to make Iron Ore

26 combinations are known to produce Iron Ore. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Ore
FirstSecondResult
Iron DustMountainIron Ore
Iron RangeLakeIron Ore
Iron DustMudIron Ore
Iron RangeMudIron Ore
Iron LeafMountainIron Ore
Hula HoopOreIron Ore
IcebergIron DustIron Ore
Eiffel TowerMineIron Ore
Hot SpringIron RangeIron Ore
Candy CaneOreIron Ore
CavePig IronIron Ore
IroningMountain DirtIron Ore
Fjord FlyerOreIron Ore
Love TrainOreIron Ore
Iron ThornsRockIron Ore
Iron DustIron DustIron Ore
Dark BoulderIron RangeIron Ore
IronOrIron Ore
Iron BoulderIron BoulderIron Ore
IronMountain OasisIron Ore
IronSandstoneIron Ore
Jet SkiOreIron Ore
Iron ManOnyxIron Ore
Cough SyrupOreIron Ore
Iron ManQuarryIron Ore

What you can make with Iron Ore

Iron Ore at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
14
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
26
ways to make it
Used in
26
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Ore in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Dust with Mountain. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Ore?

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

Is Iron Ore hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Ore?

Yes. 26 combinations are known to produce Iron Ore, 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.