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How to Make Rainbow Steel in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Rainbow TroutSteelRainbow Steel

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1710 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. 2SteamWindCloud
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5OceanWaterFish
  6. 6CloudFishRainbow Trout
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthWaterPlant
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11CarDustRust
  12. 12FireRustIron
  13. 13IronPlantSteel
  14. 14Rainbow TroutSteelRainbow Steel
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish6Cloud + Fishโ†’ Rainbow Trout7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant9Engine + Plantโ†’ Car10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Car + Dustโ†’ Rust12Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron13Iron + Plantโ†’ Steel14Rainbow Trout + Steelโ†’ Rainbow Steel

Other ways to make Rainbow Steel

10 combinations are known to produce Rainbow Steel. Here are 10 of them.

What you can make with Rainbow Steel

Rainbow Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
17
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
10
ways to make it
Used in
14
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rainbow Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Rainbow Trout with Steel. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rainbow Steel?

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

Is Rainbow Steel 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 Rainbow Steel?

Yes. 10 combinations are known to produce Rainbow Steel, 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.