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How to Make Ironwork in Infinite Craft

Ironwork is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ironboarding plus Steamwork. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IronboardingSteamworkIronwork

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 332 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4CloudEngineJet
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6SteamWaveSurf
  7. 7SurfWaveSurfer
  8. 8JetSurferIronman
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11SurfWindSurfing
  12. 12AvalancheSurfingSnowboarding
  13. 13IronmanSnowboardingIronboarding
  14. 14EngineEngineRocket
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16RocketSmokeFirework
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19PlanetSteamSteampunk
  20. 20FireworkSteampunkSteamwork
  21. 21IronboardingSteamworkIronwork
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Steam + Wind→ Cloud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Cloud + Engine→ Jet5Water + Wind→ Wave6Steam + Wave→ Surf7Surf + Wave→ Surfer8Jet + Surfer→ Ironman9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Surf + Wind→ Surfing12Avalanche + Surfing→ Snowboarding13Ironman + Snowboarding→ Ironboarding14Engine + Engine→ Rocket15Fire + Wind→ Smoke16Rocket + Smoke→ Firework17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Planet + Steam→ Steampunk20Firework + Steampunk→ Steamwork21Ironboarding + Steamwork→ Ironwork

Other ways to make Ironwork

2 combinations are known to produce Ironwork. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ironwork
FirstSecondResult
IronboardingSteamworkIronwork
InitialsRodeworkIronwork

Ironwork at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ironwork in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ironboarding with Steamwork. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ironwork?

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

Is Ironwork hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ironwork?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Ironwork, 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.