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How to Make Iron Rod in Infinite Craft

Iron Rod is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Iron Bar plus Iron Bar. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Iron BarIron BarIron Rod

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 222 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5GlassWindWindow
  6. 6TornadoWindowBroken Window
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12CarDustRust
  13. 13FireRustIron
  14. 14Broken WindowIronIron Bar
  15. 15Iron BarIron BarIron Rod
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass5Glass + Windโ†’ Window6Tornado + Windowโ†’ Broken Window7Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam8Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Engine + Plantโ†’ Car11Earth + Windโ†’ Dust12Car + Dustโ†’ Rust13Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron14Broken Window + Ironโ†’ Iron Bar15Iron Bar + Iron Barโ†’ Iron Rod

Other ways to make Iron Rod

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

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Rod
FirstSecondResult
Hot RodIronwoodIron Rod
Iron BarIron BarIron Rod

Iron Rod at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Rod in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Bar with Iron Bar. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Rod?

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

Is Iron Rod hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Rod?

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