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How to Make Etaoin Shrdlu in Infinite Craft

Etaoin Shrdlu is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 30 combinations to get there, and the final one is Etaoin plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EtaoinThesaurusEtaoin Shrdlu

Marathon30 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 577 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 30 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4EarthRiverDelta
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EngineSteamTrain
  8. 8TrainWindZephyr
  9. 9DeltaZephyrZeta
  10. 10DeltaZetaEpsilon
  11. 11EpsilonZetaEta
  12. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14SandWaterBeach
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16EarthGlassBottle
  17. 17BeachBottleMessage
  18. 18EarthMessageLetter
  19. 19LetterLetterWord
  20. 20EtaWordEtaoin
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23PlantStoneFossil
  24. 24FireFossilDinosaur
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27DustTreeWood
  28. 28SandstormWoodSandal
  29. 29DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  30. 30EtaoinThesaurusEtaoin Shrdlu
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine7Engine + Steamโ†’ Train8Train + Windโ†’ Zephyr9Delta + Zephyrโ†’ Zeta10Delta + Zetaโ†’ Epsilon11Epsilon + Zetaโ†’ Eta12Water + Windโ†’ Wave13Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand14Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach15Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass16Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle17Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message18Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter19Letter + Letterโ†’ Word20Eta + Wordโ†’ Etaoin21Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava22Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone23Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil24Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur25Earth + Windโ†’ Dust26Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm27Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood28Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal29Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus30Etaoin + Thesaurusโ†’ Etaoin Shrdlu

Other ways to make Etaoin Shrdlu

7 combinations are known to produce Etaoin Shrdlu. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Etaoin Shrdlu
FirstSecondResult
EtaoinThesaurusEtaoin Shrdlu
EtaoinSynonymEtaoin Shrdlu
EtaoinSubredditEtaoin Shrdlu
EtaoinPluralEtaoin Shrdlu
EtaoinMoreEtaoin Shrdlu
EtaoinSimilarEtaoin Shrdlu
EtaoinSingularEtaoin Shrdlu

Etaoin Shrdlu at a glance

Steps to craft
30
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 94% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Etaoin Shrdlu in Infinite Craft?

Combine Etaoin with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 30 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Etaoin Shrdlu?

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

Is Etaoin Shrdlu hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 30 steps it is longer than 94% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Etaoin Shrdlu?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Etaoin Shrdlu, 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.