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How to Make Pig Iron in Infinite Craft

Pig Iron 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 Mud plus Steel.

The final combination

MudSteelPig Iron

Moderate10 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1363 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. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EnginePlantCar
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7CarDustRust
  8. 8FireRustIron
  9. 9IronPlantSteel
  10. 10MudSteelPig Iron
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Earth + Water→ Plant5Engine + Plant→ Car6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Car + Dust→ Rust8Fire + Rust→ Iron9Iron + Plant→ Steel10Mud + Steel→ Pig Iron

Other ways to make Pig Iron

63 combinations are known to produce Pig Iron. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pig Iron
FirstSecondResult
Muddy TeacupOrePig Iron
Mud BowlOrePig Iron
Iron SandPlantPig Iron
IronPigcassoPig Iron
OrePiggybackPig Iron
SwineVulcanPig Iron
FarmIron SandPig Iron
FurnacePiggybackPig Iron
IronPigstyPig Iron
Iron BarMudPig Iron
OrePigcassoPig Iron
OrePigpenPig Iron
OreSwinePig Iron
Piggy BankVulcanPig Iron
PigstyVulcanPig Iron
FurnacePigpenPig Iron
HamSteelPig Iron
IronPigletPig Iron
IronwoodSwinePig Iron
OrePigasusPig Iron
PigSteam TurbinePig Iron
PigcassoSteelPig Iron
PigletVulcanPig Iron
PigpenSteelPig Iron
SteelSwinePig Iron

What you can make with Pig Iron

Pig Iron at a glance

Steps to craft
10
Moderate
Crafting depth
13
faster than 57% of solved elements
Known recipes
63
ways to make it
Used in
142
other combinations

Other elements that take 10 steps

Similar effort to Pig Iron, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pig Iron in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mud with Steel. The full path from the base elements takes 10 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pig Iron?

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

Is Pig Iron 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 Pig Iron?

Yes. 63 combinations are known to produce Pig Iron, 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.