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How to Make Black Letters in Infinite Craft

Black Letters is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Buddha plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black BuddhaLettersBlack Letters

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 344 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  8. 8Black LilyFireBlack Rose
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12IncenseMountainBuddha
  13. 13Black RoseBuddhaBlack Buddha
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWaterRiver
  16. 16RiverTreePaper
  17. 17PaperPlantBook
  18. 18EarthRiverDelta
  19. 19BookDeltaAlphabet
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21FireFireVolcano
  22. 22DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  23. 23AlphabetFireworksLetters
  24. 24Black BuddhaLettersBlack Letters
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Lava + Water→ Stone6Lava + Stone→ Obsidian7Lily + Obsidian→ Black Lily8Black Lily + Fire→ Black Rose9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Earth + Earth→ Mountain12Incense + Mountain→ Buddha13Black Rose + Buddha→ Black Buddha14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Water→ River16River + Tree→ Paper17Paper + Plant→ Book18Earth + River→ Delta19Book + Delta→ Alphabet20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Fire + Fire→ Volcano22Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks23Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters24Black Buddha + Letters→ Black Letters

Other ways to make Black Letters

4 combinations are known to produce Black Letters. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Letters
FirstSecondResult
Black BuddhaLettersBlack Letters
Black SandstormLettersBlack Letters
Black TruffleLettersBlack Letters
Black LeprechaunLettersBlack Letters

Black Letters at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 24 steps

Similar effort to Black Letters, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Letters in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Buddha with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Letters?

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

Is Black Letters hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Letters?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Black Letters, and the shortest route is shown above.

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