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How to Make Mr. Elder in Infinite Craft

Mr. Elder is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Elder plus Mr. Delete Letter. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ElderMr. Delete LetterMr. Elder

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 89

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7GlassSandHourglass
  8. 8FireHourglassTime
  9. 9DragonTimeElder
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustFireAsh
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13AshTreePencil
  14. 14DustPencilEraser
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16FirePlanetSun
  17. 17FireSunSolar
  18. 18PlanetSolarSystem
  19. 19FireSystemComputer
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoWaterTsunami
  22. 22ComputerTsunamiInternet
  23. 23EraserInternetDelete
  24. 24FireWaterSteam
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27PlanetSandstormMars
  28. 28MarsPlantPotato
  29. 29EnginePotatoMr. Potato Head
  30. 30DustMr. Potato HeadMr. Dusty Head
  31. 31Mr. Dusty HeadSteamMr. Clean
  32. 32DeleteMr. CleanMr. Delete
  33. 33SandWaterBeach
  34. 34EarthGlassBottle
  35. 35BeachBottleMessage
  36. 36EarthMessageLetter
  37. 37EnginePlantCar
  38. 38CarSandstormDune Buggy
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakePlantLily
  41. 41GlassWindWindow
  42. 42LilyWindowMonocle
  43. 43Dune BuggyMonocleMr. Bean
  44. 44LetterLetterWord
  45. 45Mr. BeanWordMr. Word
  46. 46LetterMr. WordMr. Letter
  47. 47Mr. DeleteMr. LetterMr. Delete Letter
  48. 48ElderMr. Delete LetterMr. Elder
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Glass + Sand→ Hourglass8Fire + Hourglass→ Time9Dragon + Time→ Elder10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Fire→ Ash12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Ash + Tree→ Pencil14Dust + Pencil→ Eraser15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Fire + Planet→ Sun17Fire + Sun→ Solar18Planet + Solar→ System19Fire + System→ Computer20Wind + Wind→ Tornado21Tornado + Water→ Tsunami22Computer + Tsunami→ Internet23Eraser + Internet→ Delete24Fire + Water→ Steam25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm27Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars28Mars + Plant→ Potato29Engine + Potato→ Mr. Potato Head30Dust + Mr. Potato Head→ Mr. Dusty Head31Mr. Dusty Head + Steam→ Mr. Clean32Delete + Mr. Clean→ Mr. Delete33Sand + Water→ Beach34Earth + Glass→ Bottle35Beach + Bottle→ Message36Earth + Message→ Letter37Engine + Plant→ Car38Car + Sandstorm→ Dune Buggy39Water + Water→ Lake40Lake + Plant→ Lily41Glass + Wind→ Window42Lily + Window→ Monocle43Dune Buggy + Monocle→ Mr. Bean44Letter + Letter→ Word45Mr. Bean + Word→ Mr. Word46Letter + Mr. Word→ Mr. Letter47Mr. Delete + Mr. Letter→ Mr. Delete Letter48Elder + Mr. Delete Letter→ Mr. Elder

What you can make with Mr. Elder

Mr. Elder at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
89
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to Mr. Elder, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Mr. Elder in Infinite Craft?

Combine Elder with Mr. Delete Letter. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Mr. Elder?

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

Is Mr. Elder 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 Mr. Elder?

Only one known combination produces Mr. Elder.

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