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How to Make Iron Shards in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Iron ManShatterIron Shards

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 164 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8EarthSteampunkRobot
  9. 9MarshRobotIron Man
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12FireSandGlass
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14GlassTornadoShatter
  15. 15Iron ManShatterIron Shards
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp3Swamp + Waterโ†’ Marsh4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Planet + Steamโ†’ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunkโ†’ Robot9Marsh + Robotโ†’ Iron Man10Water + Windโ†’ Wave11Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand12Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass13Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado14Glass + Tornadoโ†’ Shatter15Iron Man + Shatterโ†’ Iron Shards

Other ways to make Iron Shards

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

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Shards
FirstSecondResult
Iron ManShatterIron Shards
Iron ManShattered GlassIron Shards
IronmanShattered GlassIron Shards
IRON MANShatterIron Shards

What you can make with Iron Shards

Iron Shards at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
19
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Shards in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Iron Shards?

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

Is Iron Shards 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 Shards?

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