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How to Make Dear Esther in Infinite Craft

Dear Esther is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Mirror’s Edge. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersMirror’s EdgeDear Esther

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14FireSandGlass
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16GlassSteamMirror
  17. 17FireMirrorReflection
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21AshPlantTobacco
  22. 22LakeTobaccoPipe
  23. 23PipeWaterFountain
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EngineWindWindmill
  26. 26WaterWindmillEnergy
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  29. 29EnergyMountain DewGamer
  30. 30FountainGamerVideogame
  31. 31ReflectionVideogameMirror’s Edge
  32. 32LettersMirror’s EdgeDear Esther
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Water + Wind→ Wave13Earth + Wave→ Sand14Fire + Sand→ Glass15Fire + Water→ Steam16Glass + Steam→ Mirror17Fire + Mirror→ Reflection18Water + Water→ Lake19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Fire→ Ash21Ash + Plant→ Tobacco22Lake + Tobacco→ Pipe23Pipe + Water→ Fountain24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Engine + Wind→ Windmill26Water + Windmill→ Energy27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew29Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer30Fountain + Gamer→ Videogame31Reflection + Videogame→ Mirror’s Edge32Letters + Mirror’s Edge→ Dear Esther

Dear Esther at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dear Esther in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Mirror’s Edge. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dear Esther?

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

Is Dear Esther hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dear Esther?

Only one known combination produces Dear Esther.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.