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How to Make Nail in Infinite Craft

Nail sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 10 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Iron plus Wood.

The final combination

IronWoodNail

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 13162 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 10 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7FireRustIron
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9DustTreeWood
  10. 10IronWoodNail
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Car + Dustโ†’ Rust7Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron8Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree9Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood10Iron + Woodโ†’ Nail

Other ways to make Nail

162 combinations are known to produce Nail. Here are 25 of them.

What you can make with Nail

Nail at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
13
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
162
ways to make it
Used in
109
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Nail in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron with Wood. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Nail?

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

Is Nail hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 10 steps it is faster than 57% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Nail?

Yes. 162 combinations are known to produce Nail, and the shortest route is shown above.

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