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How to Make Detour in Infinite Craft

Detour sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Delta plus Re-Tea.

The final combination

DeltaRe-TeaDetour

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1615 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4EarthRiverDelta
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7AshFirePhoenix
  8. 8AshPhoenixRebirth
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10PlantSteamTea
  11. 11RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  12. 12DeltaRe-TeaDetour
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash7Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix8Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea11Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea12Delta + Re-Teaโ†’ Detour

Other ways to make Detour

15 combinations are known to produce Detour. Here are 15 of them.

What you can make with Detour

Detour at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
15
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 12 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Detour in Infinite Craft?

Combine Delta with Re-Tea. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Detour?

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

Is Detour hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Detour?

Yes. 15 combinations are known to produce Detour, 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.