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How to Make Surgical Steel in Infinite Craft

Surgical Steel is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Stainless Steel plus Titanium. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Stainless SteelTitaniumSurgical Steel

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 293 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7HangoverSteamShower
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11CarDustRust
  12. 12FireRustIron
  13. 13IronPlantSteel
  14. 14ShowerSteelStainless Steel
  15. 15EngineWindWindmill
  16. 16WaterWindmillEnergy
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18EnginePlanetSaturn
  19. 19EarthSaturnTitan
  20. 20EnergyTitanTitanium
  21. 21Stainless SteelTitaniumSurgical Steel
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Fire + Water→ Steam7Hangover + Steam→ Shower8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Plant→ Car10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Car + Dust→ Rust12Fire + Rust→ Iron13Iron + Plant→ Steel14Shower + Steel→ Stainless Steel15Engine + Wind→ Windmill16Water + Windmill→ Energy17Dust + Earth→ Planet18Engine + Planet→ Saturn19Earth + Saturn→ Titan20Energy + Titan→ Titanium21Stainless Steel + Titanium→ Surgical Steel

Other ways to make Surgical Steel

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

Alternative combinations that produce Surgical Steel
FirstSecondResult
Stainless SteelTitaniumSurgical Steel
Periodic TableStainless SteelSurgical Steel
Stainless SteelTechnetiumSurgical Steel

Surgical Steel at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
29
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Surgical Steel in Infinite Craft?

Combine Stainless Steel with Titanium. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Surgical Steel?

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

Is Surgical Steel hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Surgical Steel?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Surgical 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.