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How to Make IST in Infinite Craft

IST is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Airport Code plus Istanbul. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Airport CodeIstanbulIST

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 442 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4FishWindFlying Fish
  5. 5Flying FishWindAirplane
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7TornadoWaterTsunami
  8. 8EarthTsunamiIsland
  9. 9AirplaneIslandAirport
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  17. 17EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  18. 18DustMountain Dew Code RedCode Red
  19. 19Code RedDustCode Brown
  20. 20Code BrownMountain Dew Code RedCode Black
  21. 21AirportCode BlackAirport Code
  22. 22EarthIslandContinent
  23. 23ContinentMountainAsia
  24. 24EngineSteamTrain
  25. 25AsiaTrainOrient Express
  26. 26AsiaOrient ExpressIstanbul
  27. 27Airport CodeIstanbulIST
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish5Flying Fish + Wind→ Airplane6Wind + Wind→ Tornado7Tornado + Water→ Tsunami8Earth + Tsunami→ Island9Airplane + Island→ Airport10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Earth + Water→ Plant14Plant + Wind→ Dandelion15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew17Engine + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Dew Code Red18Dust + Mountain Dew Code Red→ Code Red19Code Red + Dust→ Code Brown20Code Brown + Mountain Dew Code Red→ Code Black21Airport + Code Black→ Airport Code22Earth + Island→ Continent23Continent + Mountain→ Asia24Engine + Steam→ Train25Asia + Train→ Orient Express26Asia + Orient Express→ Istanbul27Airport Code + Istanbul→ IST

Other ways to make IST

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

Alternative combinations that produce IST
FirstSecondResult
Airport CodeIstanbulIST
InitialsSteam TideIST

What you can make with IST

IST at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
43
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make IST in Infinite Craft?

Combine Airport Code with Istanbul. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make IST?

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

Is IST hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make IST?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce IST, 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.