Home / Recipes / DFW ๐๏ธ How to Make DFW in Infinite CraftDFW is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 62 combinations to get there, and the final one is Foster Wallace plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ Foster Wallace+ ๐ Initials= ๐๏ธ DFW
Marathon 62 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 91 ยท 2 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 2 known combinations produce DFW, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 91 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 62 combinations in order.
1 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake2 ๐ Lake+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Ocean3 ๐ Ocean+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Fish4 ๐ Fish+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Flying Fish5 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Flying Fish= ๐ฆ Bird6 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust7 ๐ฆ Bird+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐ชถ Feather8 ๐ชถ Feather+ ๐ง Water= ๐๏ธ Pen9 ๐ Fish+ ๐๏ธ Pen= ๐ Author10 ๐จ Wind+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Tornado11 ๐ช๏ธ Tornado+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Tsunami12 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tsunami= ๐๏ธ Island13 ๐ Earth+ ๐๏ธ Island= ๐ Continent14 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam15 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave16 ๐จ Steam+ ๐ Wave= ๐ Surf17 ๐ Continent+ ๐ Surf= ๐ฆ Australia18 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke19 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog20 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant21 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ผ Dandelion22 ๐ผ Dandelion+ ๐ง Water= ๐ท Wine23 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ท Wine= ๐ธ Brandy24 ๐ฆ Australia+ ๐ธ Brandy= ๐ถ Foster25 ๐ Author+ ๐ถ Foster= ๐ Foster Wallace26 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ณ Tree27 ๐ณ Tree+ ๐ง Water= ๐ River28 ๐ River+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ Paper29 ๐ Paper+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Book30 ๐ Earth+ ๐ River= โฌ๏ธ Delta31 ๐ Book+ โฌ๏ธ Delta= ๐ Alphabet32 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain33 ๐ Lake+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐๏ธ Fjord34 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐๏ธ Fjord= ๐น Troll35 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐น Troll= ๐ Dwarf36 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฑ Pollen37 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฏ Honey38 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet39 ๐ Earth+ ๐ช Planet= ๐ Moon40 ๐ฏ Honey+ ๐ Moon= ๐ Honeymoon41 ๐ Dwarf+ ๐ Honeymoon= ๐ Short42 ๐ Alphabet+ ๐ Short= ๐ Acronym43 ๐ฑ Pollen+ ๐จ Wind= ๐คง Allergy44 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine45 ๐ Engine+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ Car46 ๐ Car+ ๐ซ๏ธ Dust= ๐จ Rust47 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Rust= ๐จ Iron48 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Iron= ๐ค Metal49 ๐คง Allergy+ ๐ค Metal= ๐ช Nickel50 ๐ช Nickel+ ๐จ Smoke= ๐ฆ Nickelodeon51 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava52 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone53 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ฆด Fossil54 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ฆด Fossil= ๐ฆ Dinosaur55 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm56 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ณ Tree= ๐ฒ Wood57 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ฒ Wood= ๐ก Sandal58 ๐ฆ Dinosaur+ ๐ก Sandal= ๐ Thesaurus59 ๐ Lake+ ๐ Thesaurus= ๐ Synonym60 ๐ฆ Nickelodeon+ ๐ Synonym= ๐ Nickname61 ๐ Acronym+ ๐ Nickname= ๐ Initials62 ๐ Foster Wallace+ ๐ Initials= ๐๏ธ DFWCrafting tree 1 Water + Water โ Lake 2 Lake + Water โ Ocean 3 Ocean + Water โ Fish 4 Fish + Wind โ Flying Fish 5 Earth + Flying Fish โ Bird 6 Earth + Wind โ Dust 7 Bird + Dust โ Feather 8 Feather + Water โ Pen 9 Fish + Pen โ Author 10 Wind + Wind โ Tornado 11 Tornado + Water โ Tsunami 12 Earth + Tsunami โ Island 13 Earth + Island โ Continent 14 Fire + Water โ Steam 15 Water + Wind โ Wave 16 Steam + Wave โ Surf 17 Continent + Surf โ Australia 18 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 19 Smoke + Water โ Fog 20 Earth + Water โ Plant 21 Plant + Wind โ Dandelion 22 Dandelion + Water โ Wine 23 Fog + Wine โ Brandy 24 Australia + Brandy โ Foster 25 Author + Foster โ Foster Wallace 26 Earth + Plant โ Tree 27 Tree + Water โ River 28 River + Tree โ Paper 29 Paper + Plant โ Book 30 Earth + River โ Delta 31 Book + Delta โ Alphabet 32 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 33 Lake + Mountain โ Fjord 34 Dust + Fjord โ Troll 35 Mountain + Troll โ Dwarf 36 Dust + Plant โ Pollen 37 Pollen + Water โ Honey 38 Dust + Earth โ Planet 39 Earth + Planet โ Moon 40 Honey + Moon โ Honeymoon 41 Dwarf + Honeymoon โ Short 42 Alphabet + Short โ Acronym 43 Pollen + Wind โ Allergy 44 Fire + Steam โ Engine 45 Engine + Plant โ Car 46 Car + Dust โ Rust 47 Fire + Rust โ Iron 48 Earth + Iron โ Metal 49 Allergy + Metal โ Nickel 50 Nickel + Smoke โ Nickelodeon 51 Earth + Fire โ Lava 52 Lava + Water โ Stone 53 Plant + Stone โ Fossil 54 Fire + Fossil โ Dinosaur 55 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 56 Dust + Tree โ Wood 57 Sandstorm + Wood โ Sandal 58 Dinosaur + Sandal โ Thesaurus 59 Lake + Thesaurus โ Synonym 60 Nickelodeon + Synonym โ Nickname 61 Acronym + Nickname โ Initials 62 Foster Wallace + Initials โ DFW
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Other ways to make DFW 2 combinations are known to produce DFW. Here are 2 of them.
DFW at a glance
Steps to craft 62 Marathon
Crafting depth 91 longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes 2 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 62 steps Similar effort to DFW, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make DFW in Infinite Craft? Combine Foster Wallace with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 62 steps.
How many steps does it take to make DFW? 62 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is DFW hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make DFW? Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce DFW, and the shortest route is shown above.
Path verified against the open recipe graph on 2026-10-23 . Method described in our methodology , data credited on data sources .