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How to Make Iron Thorns in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

RustVenusaurIron Thorns

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1815 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionEarthFlower
  9. 9EarthFireLava
  10. 10LavaWaterStone
  11. 11PlantStoneFossil
  12. 12FireFossilDinosaur
  13. 13DinosaurWaterPlesiosaur
  14. 14FlowerPlesiosaurVenusaur
  15. 15RustVenusaurIron Thorns
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Car + Dustโ†’ Rust7Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion8Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower9Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava10Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone11Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil12Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur13Dinosaur + Waterโ†’ Plesiosaur14Flower + Plesiosaurโ†’ Venusaur15Rust + Venusaurโ†’ Iron Thorns

Other ways to make Iron Thorns

15 combinations are known to produce Iron Thorns. Here are 15 of them.

What you can make with Iron Thorns

Iron Thorns at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
15
ways to make it
Used in
142
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Iron Thorns in Infinite Craft?

Combine Rust with Venusaur. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Iron Thorns?

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

Is Iron Thorns 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 Thorns?

Yes. 15 combinations are known to produce Iron Thorns, 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.