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How to Make E.L. James in Infinite Craft

E.L. James is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fifty Shades of Grey plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Fifty Shades of GreyInitialsE.L. James

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 805 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthWindDust
  7. 7DustFireAsh
  8. 8AshTreePencil
  9. 9AshPencilCrayon
  10. 10CrayonWaterColor
  11. 11AshColorGrey
  12. 12BookGreyFifty Shades of Grey
  13. 13EarthRiverDelta
  14. 14BookDeltaAlphabet
  15. 15EarthEarthMountain
  16. 16WaterWaterLake
  17. 17LakeMountainFjord
  18. 18DustFjordTroll
  19. 19MountainTrollDwarf
  20. 20DustPlantPollen
  21. 21PollenWaterHoney
  22. 22DustEarthPlanet
  23. 23EarthPlanetMoon
  24. 24HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  25. 25DwarfHoneymoonShort
  26. 26AlphabetShortAcronym
  27. 27PollenWindAllergy
  28. 28FireWaterSteam
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30EnginePlantCar
  31. 31CarDustRust
  32. 32FireRustIron
  33. 33EarthIronMetal
  34. 34AllergyMetalNickel
  35. 35FireWindSmoke
  36. 36NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  37. 37EarthFireLava
  38. 38LavaWaterStone
  39. 39PlantStoneFossil
  40. 40FireFossilDinosaur
  41. 41DustWindSandstorm
  42. 42DustTreeWood
  43. 43SandstormWoodSandal
  44. 44DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  45. 45LakeThesaurusSynonym
  46. 46NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  47. 47AcronymNicknameInitials
  48. 48Fifty Shades of GreyInitialsE.L. James
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + Wind→ Dust7Dust + Fire→ Ash8Ash + Tree→ Pencil9Ash + Pencil→ Crayon10Crayon + Water→ Color11Ash + Color→ Grey12Book + Grey→ Fifty Shades of Grey13Earth + River→ Delta14Book + Delta→ Alphabet15Earth + Earth→ Mountain16Water + Water→ Lake17Lake + Mountain→ Fjord18Dust + Fjord→ Troll19Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf20Dust + Plant→ Pollen21Pollen + Water→ Honey22Dust + Earth→ Planet23Earth + Planet→ Moon24Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon25Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short26Alphabet + Short→ Acronym27Pollen + Wind→ Allergy28Fire + Water→ Steam29Fire + Steam→ Engine30Engine + Plant→ Car31Car + Dust→ Rust32Fire + Rust→ Iron33Earth + Iron→ Metal34Allergy + Metal→ Nickel35Fire + Wind→ Smoke36Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon37Earth + Fire→ Lava38Lava + Water→ Stone39Plant + Stone→ Fossil40Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur41Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm42Dust + Tree→ Wood43Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal44Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus45Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym46Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname47Acronym + Nickname→ Initials48Fifty Shades of Grey + Initials→ E.L. James

Other ways to make E.L. James

5 combinations are known to produce E.L. James. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce E.L. James
FirstSecondResult
50 Shades of GreyInitialsE.L. James
Fifty Shades of GreyInitialsE.L. James
50 Shades Of GreyInitialsE.L. James
50 Shades of GreyINITIALSE.L. James
50 Shades Of GreyINITIALSE.L. James

E.L. James at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make E.L. James in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fifty Shades of Grey with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make E.L. James?

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

Is E.L. James hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make E.L. James?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce E.L. James, 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.