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How to Make Dear Ivan in Infinite Craft

Dear Ivan is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus Arrived. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramArrivedDear Ivan

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 52

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EnginePlantCar
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19PlantWaterSwamp
  20. 20SurfSwampLagoon
  21. 21CarLagoonCaribbean
  22. 22PlantSteamTea
  23. 23EngineWindWindmill
  24. 24TeaWindmillDutch
  25. 25CaribbeanDutchAruba
  26. 26CarCarTruck
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29TruckWineDelivery
  30. 30ArubaDeliveryArrived
  31. 31AnagramArrivedDear Ivan
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fireโ†’ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke10Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Incense + Sandโ†’ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snakeโ†’ Anagram15Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam16Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine17Engine + Plantโ†’ Car18Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf19Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp20Surf + Swampโ†’ Lagoon21Car + Lagoonโ†’ Caribbean22Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea23Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill24Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch25Caribbean + Dutchโ†’ Aruba26Car + Carโ†’ Truck27Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion28Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine29Truck + Wineโ†’ Delivery30Aruba + Deliveryโ†’ Arrived31Anagram + Arrivedโ†’ Dear Ivan

Dear Ivan at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dear Ivan in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with Arrived. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dear Ivan?

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

Is Dear Ivan hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dear Ivan?

Only one known combination produces Dear Ivan.

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