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How to Make Iron Thorn in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Iron CactusTornadoIron Thorn

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 193 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. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12PlantSandCactus
  13. 13CactusSteampunkSteamcactus
  14. 14Iron ManSteamcactusIron Cactus
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16Iron CactusTornadoIron Thorn
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Fire + Water→ Steam7Planet + Steam→ Steampunk8Earth + Steampunk→ Robot9Marsh + Robot→ Iron Man10Water + Wind→ Wave11Earth + Wave→ Sand12Plant + Sand→ Cactus13Cactus + Steampunk→ Steamcactus14Iron Man + Steamcactus→ Iron Cactus15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Iron Cactus + Tornado→ Iron Thorn

Other ways to make Iron Thorn

3 combinations are known to produce Iron Thorn. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Iron Thorn
FirstSecondResult
Iron CactusTornadoIron Thorn
Iron ManPrickleIron Thorn
Iron FlowerPoisonIron Thorn

What you can make with Iron Thorn

Iron Thorn at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Thorn in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Cactus with Tornado. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Thorn?

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

Is Iron Thorn 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 Thorn?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Iron Thorn, 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.