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How to Make Real Steel in Infinite Craft

Real Steel is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Real Type plus Steel. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Real TypeSteelReal Steel

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 552 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthPlantTree
  6. 6TreeWaterRiver
  7. 7RiverTreePaper
  8. 8FishPaperNewspaper
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10NewspaperTornadoFake News
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14CarFireCrash
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18EarthSteamMud
  19. 19MoonMudCheese
  20. 20CheeseEarthMouse
  21. 21CrashMouseKeyboard
  22. 22PlantSteamTea
  23. 23KeyboardTeaType
  24. 24Fake NewsTypeFake Type
  25. 25PlantWindDandelion
  26. 26DandelionWaterWine
  27. 27WindWineBalloon
  28. 28BalloonDustDust Bunny
  29. 29PlantWaterSwamp
  30. 30FireSwampDragon
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32AshFirePhoenix
  33. 33DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  34. 34Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  35. 35Fake TypeOppositeReal Type
  36. 36CarDustRust
  37. 37FireRustIron
  38. 38IronPlantSteel
  39. 39Real TypeSteelReal Steel
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Lake + Water→ Ocean3Ocean + Water→ Fish4Earth + Water→ Plant5Earth + Plant→ Tree6Tree + Water→ River7River + Tree→ Paper8Fish + Paper→ Newspaper9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Newspaper + Tornado→ Fake News11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Plant→ Car14Car + Fire→ Crash15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Earth + Planet→ Moon18Earth + Steam→ Mud19Moon + Mud→ Cheese20Cheese + Earth→ Mouse21Crash + Mouse→ Keyboard22Plant + Steam→ Tea23Keyboard + Tea→ Type24Fake News + Type→ Fake Type25Plant + Wind→ Dandelion26Dandelion + Water→ Wine27Wind + Wine→ Balloon28Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny29Plant + Water→ Swamp30Fire + Swamp→ Dragon31Dust + Fire→ Ash32Ash + Fire→ Phoenix33Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang34Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite35Fake Type + Opposite→ Real Type36Car + Dust→ Rust37Fire + Rust→ Iron38Iron + Plant→ Steel39Real Type + Steel→ Real Steel

Other ways to make Real Steel

2 combinations are known to produce Real Steel. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Real Steel
FirstSecondResult
Real TypeSteelReal Steel
Real TypeSteel TypeReal Steel

Real Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Real Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Real Type with Steel. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Real Steel?

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

Is Real Steel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Real Steel?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Real 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.