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How to Make Deter in Infinite Craft

Deter is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dirty plus Retire. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DirtyRetireDeter

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 254 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5LakeOceanSea
  6. 6SeaWindSail
  7. 7FireSailPirate
  8. 8DustPirateDusty
  9. 9AshDustyDirty
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13FireWineAlcohol
  14. 14AlcoholWindHangover
  15. 15HangoverWaterCure
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18EnginePlantCar
  19. 19CarEarthTire
  20. 20CureTireRetire
  21. 21DirtyRetireDeter
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Lake + Oceanโ†’ Sea6Sea + Windโ†’ Sail7Fire + Sailโ†’ Pirate8Dust + Pirateโ†’ Dusty9Ash + Dustyโ†’ Dirty10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion12Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine13Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol14Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover15Hangover + Waterโ†’ Cure16Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam17Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine18Engine + Plantโ†’ Car19Car + Earthโ†’ Tire20Cure + Tireโ†’ Retire21Dirty + Retireโ†’ Deter

Other ways to make Deter

4 combinations are known to produce Deter. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Deter
FirstSecondResult
DirtyRetireDeter
ChangeDeetDeter
DutchThereDeter
DetermineLessDeter

What you can make with Deter

Deter at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
25
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Deter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dirty with Retire. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Deter?

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

Is Deter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Deter?

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

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