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How to Make Defer in Infinite Craft

Defer is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Never plus Prefer. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NeverPreferDefer

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 77

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EngineWindWindmill
  5. 5MudWindmillPig
  6. 6PigWindFlying Pig
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8SmokeWaterFog
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWaterRiver
  12. 12RiverTreePaper
  13. 13EarthPaperMap
  14. 14FogMapLost
  15. 15Flying PigLostNever
  16. 16FireMudBrick
  17. 17BrickBrickWall
  18. 18WallWaterDam
  19. 19DamSteamPower
  20. 20EnginePlantCar
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24GlassSteamMirror
  25. 25FireFireVolcano
  26. 26MirrorVolcanoEcho
  27. 27CarEchoReverse
  28. 28EarthWindDust
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30EngineSandSandbox
  31. 31PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  32. 32MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  33. 33ReverseTerrariaRare
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37FishWindFlying Fish
  38. 38FireFishSushi
  39. 39Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  40. 40LakePlantLily
  41. 41Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  42. 42EarthEarthMountain
  43. 43LakeMountainFjord
  44. 44FjordVolcanoIceland
  45. 45SteamWaveSurf
  46. 46SurfWindSurfing
  47. 47IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  48. 48Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  49. 49EarthThisThat
  50. 50RareThatRather
  51. 51PowerRatherPrefer
  52. 52NeverPreferDefer
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Engine + Wind→ Windmill5Mud + Windmill→ Pig6Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Smoke + Water→ Fog9Earth + Water→ Plant10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Water→ River12River + Tree→ Paper13Earth + Paper→ Map14Fog + Map→ Lost15Flying Pig + Lost→ Never16Fire + Mud→ Brick17Brick + Brick→ Wall18Wall + Water→ Dam19Dam + Steam→ Power20Engine + Plant→ Car21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Glass + Steam→ Mirror25Fire + Fire→ Volcano26Mirror + Volcano→ Echo27Car + Echo→ Reverse28Earth + Wind→ Dust29Dust + Earth→ Planet30Engine + Sand→ Sandbox31Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft32Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria33Reverse + Terraria→ Rare34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish38Fire + Fish→ Sushi39Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi40Lake + Plant→ Lily41Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus42Earth + Earth→ Mountain43Lake + Mountain→ Fjord44Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland45Steam + Wave→ Surf46Surf + Wind→ Surfing47Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing48Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This49Earth + This→ That50Rare + That→ Rather51Power + Rather→ Prefer52Never + Prefer→ Defer

What you can make with Defer

Defer at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

Similar effort to Defer, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Defer in Infinite Craft?

Combine Never with Prefer. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Defer?

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

Is Defer hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Defer?

Only one known combination produces Defer.

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