Most Complex Recipes — Ingredient Count
Factorio recipes ranked by how many different ingredients and how many total items they demand — the production bottlenecks to plan around.
| Item | Different | Total items | Ingredients | Craft sec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nuclear reactor  | 4 | 2000 | 500× Advanced circuit + 500× Concrete + 500× Copper plate + 500× Steel plate | 8 |
Fusion reactor  | 3 | 650 | 250× Quantum processor + 200× Superconductor + 200× Tungsten plate | 60 |
Portable fusion reactor  | 6 | 636 | 100× Carbon fiber + 1× Portable fission reactor + 10× Fusion power cell + 250× Q | 30 |
Tesla turret  | 5 | 571 | 500× Electrolyte + 10× Processing unit + 10× Supercapacitor + 50× Superconductor | 30 |
Ice platform  | 2 | 450 | 400× Ammonia + 50× Ice | 30 |
Mech armor  | 5 | 401 | 200× Holmium plate + 1× Power armor MK2 + 100× Processing unit + 50× Supercapaci | 60 |
Centrifuge  | 4 | 350 | 100× Advanced circuit + 100× Concrete + 100× Iron gear wheel + 50× Steel plate | 4 |
Electromagnetic plant  | 4 | 300 | 150× Holmium plate + 50× Processing unit + 50× Refined concrete + 50× Steel plat | 10 |
Railgun turret  | 5 | 300 | 20× Carbon fiber + 100× Fluoroketone (cold) + 100× Quantum processor + 50× Super | 10 |
Portable fission reactor  | 3 | 254 | 50× Low density structure + 200× Processing unit + 4× Uranium fuel cell | 10 |
Fusion generator  | 3 | 250 | 50× Quantum processor + 100× Superconductor + 100× Tungsten plate | 30 |
Big mining drill  | 5 | 241 | 10× Advanced circuit + 10× Electric engine unit + 1× Electric mining drill + 200 | 30 |
Metallurgic science pack  | 3 | 205 | 200× Molten copper + 3× Tungsten carbide + 2× Tungsten plate | 10 |
Spidertron  | 8 | 181 | 2× Efficiency module 3 + 4× Exoskeleton + 2× Portable fission reactor + 150× Low | 10 |
Artillery turret  | 4 | 180 | 20× Advanced circuit + 60× Concrete + 40× Iron gear wheel + 60× Steel plate | 40 |
Power armor MK2  | 5 | 180 | 25× Efficiency module 2 + 40× Electric engine unit + 30× Low density structure + | 25 |
Foundry  | 5 | 170 | 30× Electronic circuit + 20× Lubricant + 20× Refined concrete + 50× Steel plate | 10 |
Overgrowth jellynut soil  | 5 | 167 | 2× Artificial jellynut soil + 10× Biter egg + 5× Jellynut seed + 50× Spoilage + | 10 |
Overgrowth yumako soil  | 5 | 167 | 2× Artificial yumako soil + 10× Biter egg + 50× Spoilage + 100× Water + 5× Yumak | 10 |
Artillery wagon  | 5 | 150 | 20× Advanced circuit + 64× Engine unit + 10× Iron gear wheel + 16× Pipe + 40× St | 4 |
Heavy armor  | 2 | 150 | 100× Copper plate + 50× Steel plate | 8 |
Tesla gun  | 4 | 150 | 100× Electrolyte + 10× Holmium plate + 30× Plastic bar + 10× Superconductor | 30 |
Roboport  | 3 | 135 | 45× Advanced circuit + 45× Iron gear wheel + 45× Steel plate | 5 |
Refined concrete  | 4 | 129 | 20× Concrete + 8× Iron stick + 1× Steel plate + 100× Water | 15 |
Captive biter spawner  | 4 | 126 | 10× Biter egg + 1× Capture bot rocket + 100× Fluoroketone (cold) + 15× Uranium-2 | 10 |
Personal roboport MK2  | 3 | 125 | 20× Low density structure + 5× Personal roboport + 100× Processing unit | 20 |
Express underground belt  | 3 | 122 | 2× Fast underground belt + 80× Iron gear wheel + 40× Lubricant | 2 |
Heat exchanger  | 3 | 120 | 100× Copper plate + 10× Pipe + 10× Steel plate | 3 |
Steam turbine  | 3 | 120 | 50× Copper plate + 50× Iron gear wheel + 20× Pipe | 3 |
Rail ramp  | 3 | 118 | 8× Rail + 100× Refined concrete + 10× Steel plate | 0.5 |
Personal roboport  | 4 | 115 | 10× Advanced circuit + 45× Battery + 40× Iron gear wheel + 20× Steel plate | 10 |
Tank  | 4 | 107 | 10× Advanced circuit + 32× Engine unit + 15× Iron gear wheel + 50× Steel plate | 5 |
Concrete  | 3 | 106 | 1× Iron ore + 5× Stone brick + 100× Water | 10 |
Fusion power cell  | 3 | 106 | 100× Ammonia + 1× Holmium plate + 5× Lithium plate | 10 |
Sulfuric acid  | 3 | 106 | 1× Iron plate + 5× Sulfur + 100× Water | 1 |
Flamethrower ammo  | 2 | 105 | 100× Crude oil + 5× Steel plate | 6 |
Fluoroketone (hot)  | 4 | 102 | 50× Ammonia + 50× Fluorine + 1× Lithium + 1× Solid fuel | 10 |
Acid neutralisation  | 2 | 101 | 1× Calcite + 100× Sulfuric acid | 0.5 |
Express splitter  | 4 | 101 | 10× Advanced circuit + 1× Fast splitter + 10× Iron gear wheel + 80× Lubricant | 2 |
Lithium  | 3 | 101 | 50× Ammonia + 1× Holmium plate + 50× Lithium brine | 20 |
Cryogenic plant  | 4 | 100 | 20× Lithium plate + 20× Processing unit + 40× Refined concrete + 20× Superconduc | 10 |
Power armor  | 3 | 100 | 20× Electric engine unit + 40× Processing unit + 40× Steel plate | 20 |
Turbo splitter  | 4 | 98 | 1× Express splitter + 80× Lubricant + 2× Processing unit + 15× Tungsten plate | 2 |
Pentapod egg  | 3 | 91 | 30× Nutrients + 1× Pentapod egg + 60× Water | 15 |
Lightning collector  | 4 | 90 | 1× Accumulator + 80× Electrolyte + 1× Lightning rod + 8× Supercapacitor | 5 |
Recycler  | 4 | 86 | 20× Concrete + 40× Iron gear wheel + 6× Processing unit + 20× Steel plate | 3 |
Turbo underground belt  | 3 | 82 | 2× Express underground belt + 40× Lubricant + 40× Tungsten plate | 2 |
Modular armor  | 2 | 80 | 30× Advanced circuit + 50× Steel plate | 15 |
Rocket turret  | 5 | 68 | 20× Carbon fiber + 20× Iron gear wheel + 4× Processing unit + 4× Rocket launcher | 10 |
Beacon  | 4 | 60 | 20× Advanced circuit + 10× Copper cable + 20× Electronic circuit + 10× Steel pla | 15 |
Exoskeleton  | 3 | 60 | 30× Electric engine unit + 10× Processing unit + 20× Steel plate | 10 |
Flamethrower turret  | 4 | 60 | 5× Engine unit + 15× Iron gear wheel + 10× Pipe + 30× Steel plate | 20 |
Locomotive  | 3 | 60 | 10× Electronic circuit + 20× Engine unit + 30× Steel plate | 4 |
Sulfur  | 2 | 60 | 30× Petroleum gas + 30× Water | 1 |
Artificial jellynut soil  | 3 | 57 | 2× Jellynut seed + 5× Landfill + 50× Nutrients | 2 |
Artificial yumako soil  | 3 | 57 | 5× Landfill + 50× Nutrients + 2× Yumako seed | 2 |
Ammonia  | 2 | 55 | 50× Ammoniacal solution + 5× Ice | 1 |
Oil refinery  | 5 | 55 | 10× Electronic circuit + 10× Iron gear wheel + 10× Pipe + 15× Steel plate + 10× | 8 |
Electromagnetic science pack  | 4 | 52 | 1× Accumulator + 25× Electrolyte + 25× Holmium solution + 1× Supercapacitor | 10 |
Foundation  | 5 | 52 | 4× Carbon fiber + 20× Fluoroketone (cold) + 4× Lithium plate + 20× Stone + 4× Tu | 30 |
Laser turret  | 3 | 52 | 12× Battery + 20× Electronic circuit + 20× Steel plate | 20 |
Molten copper  | 2 | 51 | 1× Calcite + 50× Copper ore | 32 |
Molten iron  | 2 | 51 | 1× Calcite + 50× Iron ore | 32 |
Atomic bomb  | 3 | 50 | 10× Explosives + 10× Processing unit + 30× Uranium-235 | 50 |
Cargo wagon  | 3 | 50 | 10× Iron gear wheel + 20× Iron plate + 20× Steel plate | 1 |
Railgun  | 4 | 50 | 10× Fluoroketone (cold) + 20× Quantum processor + 10× Superconductor + 10× Tungs | 10 |
Kovarex enrichment process  | 3 | 47 | 40× Uranium-235 + 5× Uranium-238 + 2× Uranium-238 | 60 |
Fast underground belt  | 2 | 42 | 40× Iron gear wheel + 2× Underground belt | 2 |
Biolab  | 5 | 41 | 10× Biter egg + 2× Capture bot rocket + 1× Lab + 25× Refined concrete + 3× Urani | 10 |
Combat shotgun  | 4 | 40 | 10× Copper plate + 5× Iron gear wheel + 15× Steel plate + 10× Wood | 10 |
Gun turret  | 3 | 40 | 10× Copper plate + 10× Iron gear wheel + 20× Iron plate | 8 |
Promethium science pack  | 3 | 36 | 10× Biter egg + 25× Promethium asteroid chunk + 1× Quantum processor | 5 |
Discharge defense  | 3 | 35 | 10× Laser turret + 5× Processing unit + 20× Steel plate | 10 |
Fluid wagon  | 4 | 35 | 10× Iron gear wheel + 8× Pipe + 16× Steel plate + 1× Storage tank | 1.5 |
Shotgun  | 4 | 35 | 10× Copper plate + 5× Iron gear wheel + 15× Iron plate + 5× Wood | 10 |
Agricultural tower  | 4 | 34 | 3× Electronic circuit + 1× Landfill + 20× Spoilage + 10× Steel plate | 10 |
Car  | 3 | 33 | 8× Engine unit + 20× Iron plate + 5× Steel plate | 2 |
Biochamber  | 5 | 32 | 5× Electronic circuit + 20× Iron plate + 1× Landfill + 5× Nutrients + 1× Pentapo | 20 |
Bulk inserter  | 4 | 32 | 1× Advanced circuit + 15× Electronic circuit + 1× Fast inserter + 15× Iron gear | 0.5 |
Production science pack  | 3 | 32 | 1× Electric furnace + 1× Productivity module + 30× Rail | 21 |