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How to Make Steel in Infinite Craft

Steel sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 8 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Iron plus Plant.

The final combination

IronPlantSteel

Moderate8 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 10741 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 8 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6CarDustRust
  7. 7FireRustIron
  8. 8IronPlantSteel
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Car + Dust→ Rust7Fire + Rust→ Iron8Iron + Plant→ Steel

Other ways to make Steel

741 combinations are known to produce Steel. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Steel
FirstSecondResult
OreSteamcactusSteel
IronSacrificeSteel
IronPaperSteel
BongIronSteel
OreSteamworksSteel
BrandyIronSteel
BeesIronSteel
Hot SpringIronSteel
CigaretteIronSteel
GeothermalIronSteel
420IronSteel
DragonFurnaceSteel
BubbleIronSteel
DateIronSteel
AmenIronSteel
BlessingIronSteel
Honey DustIronSteel
Forest FireIronSteel
Forest FireOreSteel
CigarIronSteel
Clean AirIronSteel
IronMud VolcanoSteel
IronMarijuanaSteel
MonasteryOreSteel
IronMud GeyserSteel

What you can make with Steel

Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
8
Moderate
Crafting depth
10
faster than 86% of solved elements
Known recipes
741
ways to make it
Used in
7,123
other combinations

Other elements that take 8 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Iron with Plant. The full path from the base elements takes 8 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Steel?

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

Is Steel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 8 steps it is faster than 86% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Steel?

Yes. 741 combinations are known to produce 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.