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How to Make Dear John Letters in Infinite Craft

Dear John Letters is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Deere John plus Letters. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Deere JohnLettersDear John Letters

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 41

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DandelionDustWish
  5. 5WaterWishGenie
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EarthEngineTractor
  9. 9GenieTractorJohn Deere
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14GlassSteamMirror
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16MirrorVolcanoEcho
  17. 17CarEchoReverse
  18. 18John DeereReverseDeere John
  19. 19EarthPlantTree
  20. 20TreeWaterRiver
  21. 21RiverTreePaper
  22. 22PaperPlantBook
  23. 23EarthRiverDelta
  24. 24BookDeltaAlphabet
  25. 25DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  26. 26AlphabetFireworksLetters
  27. 27Deere JohnLettersDear John Letters
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish5Water + Wishโ†’ Genie6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor9Genie + Tractorโ†’ John Deere10Engine + Plantโ†’ Car11Water + Windโ†’ Wave12Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand13Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass14Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror15Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano16Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo17Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse18John Deere + Reverseโ†’ Deere John19Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree20Tree + Waterโ†’ River21River + Treeโ†’ Paper22Paper + Plantโ†’ Book23Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta24Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet25Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks26Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters27Deere John + Lettersโ†’ Dear John Letters

Dear John Letters at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
41
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dear John Letters in Infinite Craft?

Combine Deere John with Letters. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dear John Letters?

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

Is Dear John Letters hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dear John Letters?

Only one known combination produces Dear John Letters.

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