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How to Make Iron Sand in Infinite Craft

Iron Sand sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Iron Man plus Sandstorm.

The final combination

Iron ManSandstormIron Sand

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1336 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8EarthSteampunkRobot
  9. 9MarshRobotIron Man
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11Iron ManSandstormIron Sand
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot9Marsh + Robotโ†’ Iron Man10Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm11Iron Man + Sandstormโ†’ Iron Sand

Other ways to make Iron Sand

36 combinations are known to produce Iron Sand. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Sand
FirstSecondResult
IronmanSandboxIron Sand
IronmanSandyIron Sand
Iron ManSandstormIron Sand
Iron ManSand MonsterIron Sand
Iron ManSand PunkIron Sand
Iron ManQuicksandIron Sand
Iron ManMoon SandIron Sand
Iron ManSand SurfingIron Sand
Iron ManSandboxIron Sand
IronmanSand TrapIron Sand
Iron ManSand TrapIron Sand
Iron ManSaharaIron Sand
Iron ManSandtrapIron Sand
Iron ManSandpunkIron Sand
Iron ManSandIron Sand
Iron ManSand DunesIron Sand
Iron ManSandyIron Sand
Iron MountainSandIron Sand
Iron RangeSandIron Sand
IroningSandIron Sand
Iron TideSandIron Sand
Iron GiantSandIron Sand
Iron IslandSandstormIron Sand
IronSand TitanIron Sand
Iron ManSand EngineIron Sand

What you can make with Iron Sand

Iron Sand at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
13
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
36
ways to make it
Used in
110
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Sand in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Man with Sandstorm. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Sand?

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

Is Iron Sand hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Iron Sand?

Yes. 36 combinations are known to produce Iron Sand, 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.