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How to Make Red Steel in Infinite Craft

Red Steel is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Red Steam plus Steel. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Red SteamSteelRed Steel

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 223 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4MountainSandPyramid
  5. 5PyramidWaterTomb
  6. 6TombWaterMoses
  7. 7MosesWaterParting
  8. 8MountainPartingRed Sea
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10Red SeaSteamRed Steam
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15CarDustRust
  16. 16FireRustIron
  17. 17IronPlantSteel
  18. 18Red SteamSteelRed Steel
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain2Water + Windโ†’ Wave3Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand4Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid5Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb6Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses7Moses + Waterโ†’ Parting8Mountain + Partingโ†’ Red Sea9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Red Sea + Steamโ†’ Red Steam11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant13Engine + Plantโ†’ Car14Earth + Windโ†’ Dust15Car + Dustโ†’ Rust16Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron17Iron + Plantโ†’ Steel18Red Steam + Steelโ†’ Red Steel

Other ways to make Red Steel

3 combinations are known to produce Red Steel. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Red Steel
FirstSecondResult
Red SteamSteelRed Steel
Blue SteelOppositeRed Steel
Red SurfWiiWareRed Steel

Red Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Red Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Red Steam with Steel. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Red Steel?

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

Is Red Steel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Red Steel?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Red 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.