Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make Letter to the Past in Infinite Craft

Letter to the Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 94 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus The Past Can Can. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersThe Past Can CanLetter to the Past

Marathon94 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 153

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 94 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. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EngineWindWindmill
  15. 15WindWindmillElectricity
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17ElectricityTractorCombine
  18. 18EarthFireLava
  19. 19LavaWaterStone
  20. 20EngineStoneSteamroller
  21. 21EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  22. 22Flat EarthWindFrisbee
  23. 23EarthFrisbeeDisc
  24. 24CombineDiscDiscover
  25. 25EarthWindDust
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28EarthWaveSand
  29. 29FireSandGlass
  30. 30GlassSandHourglass
  31. 31FireHourglassTime
  32. 32AshTimeHistory
  33. 33GlassSteamMirror
  34. 34HistoryMirrorPast
  35. 35FireWindSmoke
  36. 36SmokeWaterFog
  37. 37FogPlantMushroom
  38. 38EarthMushroomToadstool
  39. 39DandelionPlantWeed
  40. 40ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  41. 41DustWindSandstorm
  42. 42SandstormWaterOasis
  43. 43OasisPlantDate
  44. 44DateWaterDating
  45. 45DatingEarthMarriage
  46. 46EarthMarriageDivorce
  47. 47DandelionDustWish
  48. 48WaterWishGenie
  49. 49DivorceGenieSingle
  50. 50Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  51. 51PastTriplePast Tense
  52. 52DiscoverPast TensePast Discovered
  53. 53WindWindTornado
  54. 54TornadoWaterTsunami
  55. 55EarthTsunamiIsland
  56. 56EarthIslandContinent
  57. 57SteamWaveSurf
  58. 58ContinentSurfAustralia
  59. 59EarthEarthMountain
  60. 60MountainWindAvalanche
  61. 61AvalancheWindSnow
  62. 62AustraliaSnowNo
  63. 63WaterWaterLake
  64. 64LakeWaterOcean
  65. 65NoOceanNot
  66. 66DustEngineVacuum
  67. 67FireVacuumBlack Hole
  68. 68Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  69. 69NotSingularityPlural
  70. 70DustEarthPlanet
  71. 71PlanetSandstormMars
  72. 72MarsPlantPotato
  73. 73PotatoSandstormPringles
  74. 74GlassPringlesCan
  75. 75AshFirePhoenix
  76. 76AshPhoenixRebirth
  77. 77PlantSteamTea
  78. 78RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  79. 79PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  80. 80FirePlanetSun
  81. 81FireSunSolar
  82. 82PlantSolarOxygen
  83. 83OxygenWaterHydrogen
  84. 84DandelionHydrogenHelium
  85. 85EnginePlantCar
  86. 86DandelionEarthFlower
  87. 87CarFlowerCarnation
  88. 88CarnationTeaT
  89. 89HeliumTThe
  90. 90RepeatTheThe The
  91. 91CanThe TheThe Can
  92. 92PluralThe CanThe Can Can
  93. 93Past DiscoveredThe Can CanThe Past Can Can
  94. 94LettersThe Past Can CanLetter to the Past
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree3Tree + Waterโ†’ River4River + Treeโ†’ Paper5Paper + Plantโ†’ Book6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet8Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion9Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters12Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam13Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine14Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill15Wind + Windmillโ†’ Electricity16Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor17Electricity + Tractorโ†’ Combine18Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava19Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone20Engine + Stoneโ†’ Steamroller21Earth + Steamrollerโ†’ Flat Earth22Flat Earth + Windโ†’ Frisbee23Earth + Frisbeeโ†’ Disc24Combine + Discโ†’ Discover25Earth + Windโ†’ Dust26Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash27Water + Windโ†’ Wave28Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand29Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass30Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass31Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time32Ash + Timeโ†’ History33Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror34History + Mirrorโ†’ Past35Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke36Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog37Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom38Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool39Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed40Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom41Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm42Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis43Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date44Date + Waterโ†’ Dating45Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage46Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce47Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish48Water + Wishโ†’ Genie49Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single50Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple51Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense52Discover + Past Tenseโ†’ Past Discovered53Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado54Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami55Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island56Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent57Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf58Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia59Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain60Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche61Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow62Australia + Snowโ†’ No63Water + Waterโ†’ Lake64Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean65No + Oceanโ†’ Not66Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum67Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole68Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity69Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural70Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet71Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars72Mars + Plantโ†’ Potato73Potato + Sandstormโ†’ Pringles74Glass + Pringlesโ†’ Can75Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix76Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth77Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea78Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea79Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat80Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun81Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar82Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen83Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen84Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium85Engine + Plantโ†’ Car86Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower87Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation88Carnation + Teaโ†’ T89Helium + Tโ†’ The90Repeat + Theโ†’ The The91Can + The Theโ†’ The Can92Plural + The Canโ†’ The Can Can93Past Discovered + The Can Canโ†’ The Past Can Can94Letters + The Past Can Canโ†’ Letter to the Past

Letter to the Past at a glance

Steps to craft
94
Marathon
Crafting depth
153
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 94 steps

Similar effort to Letter to the Past, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Letter to the Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with The Past Can Can. The full path from the base elements takes 94 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Letter to the Past?

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

Is Letter to the Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 94 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Letter to the Past?

Only one known combination produces Letter to the Past.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.