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How to Make Ironclues in Infinite Craft

Ironclues is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ironclue plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IroncluePluralIronclues

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 75

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeMountainFjord
  12. 12DustFjordTroll
  13. 13MountainTrollDwarf
  14. 14DustPlantPollen
  15. 15PollenWaterHoney
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  19. 19DwarfHoneymoonShort
  20. 20AlphabetShortAcronym
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22FireSteamEngine
  23. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24CarDustRust
  25. 25FireRustIron
  26. 26AcronymIronAIRON
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29EarthWaveSand
  30. 30FireSandGlass
  31. 31GlassWindWindow
  32. 32TornadoWindowBroken Window
  33. 33FireGlassLens
  34. 34FireLensMagnifying Glass
  35. 35Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  36. 36Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  37. 37AIRONClueIronclue
  38. 38TornadoWaterTsunami
  39. 39EarthTsunamiIsland
  40. 40EarthIslandContinent
  41. 41SteamWaveSurf
  42. 42ContinentSurfAustralia
  43. 43MountainWindAvalanche
  44. 44AvalancheWindSnow
  45. 45AustraliaSnowNo
  46. 46LakeWaterOcean
  47. 47NoOceanNot
  48. 48DustEngineVacuum
  49. 49FireVacuumBlack Hole
  50. 50Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  51. 51NotSingularityPlural
  52. 52IroncluePluralIronclues
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Earth + Wind→ Dust10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Mountain→ Fjord12Dust + Fjord→ Troll13Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf14Dust + Plant→ Pollen15Pollen + Water→ Honey16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon19Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short20Alphabet + Short→ Acronym21Fire + Water→ Steam22Fire + Steam→ Engine23Engine + Plant→ Car24Car + Dust→ Rust25Fire + Rust→ Iron26Acronym + Iron→ AIRON27Wind + Wind→ Tornado28Water + Wind→ Wave29Earth + Wave→ Sand30Fire + Sand→ Glass31Glass + Wind→ Window32Tornado + Window→ Broken Window33Fire + Glass→ Lens34Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass35Broken Window + Magnifying Glass→ Evidence36Broken Window + Evidence→ Clue37AIRON + Clue→ Ironclue38Tornado + Water→ Tsunami39Earth + Tsunami→ Island40Earth + Island→ Continent41Steam + Wave→ Surf42Continent + Surf→ Australia43Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche44Avalanche + Wind→ Snow45Australia + Snow→ No46Lake + Water→ Ocean47No + Ocean→ Not48Dust + Engine→ Vacuum49Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole50Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity51Not + Singularity→ Plural52Ironclue + Plural→ Ironclues

Ironclues at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ironclues in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ironclue with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ironclues?

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

Is Ironclues hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ironclues?

Only one known combination produces Ironclues.

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