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How to Make Rainbow Metal in Infinite Craft

Rainbow Metal is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Metal plus Rainbow Rock. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

MetalRainbow RockRainbow Metal

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 174 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7FireRustIron
  8. 8EarthIronMetal
  9. 9SteamWindCloud
  10. 10CloudWaterRain
  11. 11RainWaterRainbow
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14RainbowStoneRainbow Rock
  15. 15MetalRainbow RockRainbow Metal
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Car + Dustโ†’ Rust7Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron8Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal9Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud10Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain11Rain + Waterโ†’ Rainbow12Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava13Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone14Rainbow + Stoneโ†’ Rainbow Rock15Metal + Rainbow Rockโ†’ Rainbow Metal

Other ways to make Rainbow Metal

4 combinations are known to produce Rainbow Metal. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rainbow Metal
FirstSecondResult
MetalRainbow RockRainbow Metal
Black MetalRainbowRainbow Metal
MetalRainbow EnergyRainbow Metal
MetalSuper RainbowRainbow Metal

What you can make with Rainbow Metal

Rainbow Metal at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rainbow Metal in Infinite Craft?

Combine Metal with Rainbow Rock. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rainbow Metal?

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

Is Rainbow Metal hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rainbow Metal?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Rainbow Metal, 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.