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How to Make Letter Detector in Infinite Craft

Letter Detector is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 24 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus Nether Detector. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersNether DetectorLetter Detector

Marathon24 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 35

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 24 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16LavaWaterStone
  17. 17LavaStoneObsidian
  18. 18DestructionObsidianNether
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20PlantWaterSwamp
  21. 21PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  22. 22SmokeVenus FlytrapSmoke Detector
  23. 23NetherSmoke DetectorNether Detector
  24. 24LettersNether DetectorLetter Detector
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction15Earth + Fire→ Lava16Lava + Water→ Stone17Lava + Stone→ Obsidian18Destruction + Obsidian→ Nether19Fire + Wind→ Smoke20Plant + Water→ Swamp21Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap22Smoke + Venus Flytrap→ Smoke Detector23Nether + Smoke Detector→ Nether Detector24Letters + Nether Detector→ Letter Detector

Letter Detector at a glance

Steps to craft
24
Marathon
Crafting depth
35
longer than 90% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Letter Detector in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with Nether Detector. The full path from the base elements takes 24 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Letter Detector?

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

Is Letter Detector hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 24 steps it is longer than 90% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Letter Detector?

Only one known combination produces Letter Detector.

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