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How to Make Metal Gear in Infinite Craft

Metal Gear is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Iron Jet plus Sand. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Iron JetSandMetal Gear

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1912 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8RustTreeIronwood
  9. 9SteamWindCloud
  10. 10CloudEngineJet
  11. 11IronwoodJetIron Jet
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14Iron JetSandMetal Gear
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Car + Dustโ†’ Rust7Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree8Rust + Treeโ†’ Ironwood9Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud10Cloud + Engineโ†’ Jet11Ironwood + Jetโ†’ Iron Jet12Water + Windโ†’ Wave13Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand14Iron Jet + Sandโ†’ Metal Gear

Other ways to make Metal Gear

12 combinations are known to produce Metal Gear. Here are 12 of them.

What you can make with Metal Gear

Metal Gear at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
19
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
12
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

Similar effort to Metal Gear, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Metal Gear in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron Jet with Sand. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Metal Gear?

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

Is Metal Gear hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Metal Gear?

Yes. 12 combinations are known to produce Metal Gear, 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.