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How to Make Ironbutterflies in Infinite Craft

Ironbutterflies is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ironbutter plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IronbutterPluralIronbutterflies

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 47

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4CloudEngineJet
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6SteamWaveSurf
  7. 7SurfWaveSurfer
  8. 8JetSurferIronman
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13LakePlantLily
  14. 14LilyWaterPond
  15. 15FirePondSoup
  16. 16FogSoupPea
  17. 17EarthPeaPeanut
  18. 18EarthPeanutPeanut Butter
  19. 19IronmanPeanut ButterIronbutter
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoWaterTsunami
  22. 22EarthTsunamiIsland
  23. 23EarthIslandContinent
  24. 24ContinentSurfAustralia
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainWindAvalanche
  27. 27AvalancheWindSnow
  28. 28AustraliaSnowNo
  29. 29LakeWaterOcean
  30. 30NoOceanNot
  31. 31EarthWindDust
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33FireVacuumBlack Hole
  34. 34Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  35. 35NotSingularityPlural
  36. 36IronbutterPluralIronbutterflies
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Cloud + Engine→ Jet5Water + Wind→ Wave6Steam + Wave→ Surf7Surf + Wave→ Surfer8Jet + Surfer→ Ironman9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Water + Water→ Lake12Earth + Water→ Plant13Lake + Plant→ Lily14Lily + Water→ Pond15Fire + Pond→ Soup16Fog + Soup→ Pea17Earth + Pea→ Peanut18Earth + Peanut→ Peanut Butter19Ironman + Peanut Butter→ Ironbutter20Wind + Wind→ Tornado21Tornado + Water→ Tsunami22Earth + Tsunami→ Island23Earth + Island→ Continent24Continent + Surf→ Australia25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche27Avalanche + Wind→ Snow28Australia + Snow→ No29Lake + Water→ Ocean30No + Ocean→ Not31Earth + Wind→ Dust32Dust + Engine→ Vacuum33Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole34Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity35Not + Singularity→ Plural36Ironbutter + Plural→ Ironbutterflies

Ironbutterflies at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Ironbutterflies, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ironbutterflies in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ironbutter with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ironbutterflies?

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

Is Ironbutterflies hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ironbutterflies?

Only one known combination produces Ironbutterflies.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.