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How to Make The Delete Key in Infinite Craft

The Delete Key is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 79 combinations to get there, and the final one is Delete The R plus Punctuation. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Delete The RPunctuationThe Delete Key

Marathon79 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1602 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 79 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6EarthPencilDrawing
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8EarthTreeForest
  9. 9ForestForestJungle
  10. 10FireFireVolcano
  11. 11JungleVolcanoTarzan
  12. 12SmokeTarzanJane
  13. 13DrawingJaneDoe
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16PaperPlantBook
  17. 17EarthRiverDelta
  18. 18BookDeltaAlphabet
  19. 19PlantWindDandelion
  20. 20DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  21. 21AlphabetFireworksLetters
  22. 22DoeLettersDeletes
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  25. 25DeltaVenus FlytrapDelta Venus
  26. 26BookDelta VenusAnais Nin
  27. 27Anais NinWaterQuote
  28. 28DeletesQuoteDelete Quote
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30FirePlanetSun
  31. 31FireSunSolar
  32. 32PlantSolarOxygen
  33. 33OxygenWaterHydrogen
  34. 34DandelionHydrogenHelium
  35. 35FireWaterSteam
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37EnginePlantCar
  38. 38DandelionEarthFlower
  39. 39CarFlowerCarnation
  40. 40PlantSteamTea
  41. 41CarnationTeaT
  42. 42HeliumTThe
  43. 43Delete QuoteTheDelete The
  44. 44WaterWindWave
  45. 45WaveWindStorm
  46. 46PaperStormUmbrella
  47. 47AlphabetUmbrellaVowel
  48. 48Delete TheVowelDelete The E
  49. 49DandelionWindSeed
  50. 50SeedTreeApple
  51. 51EarthWaveSand
  52. 52FireSandGlass
  53. 53FireGlassLens
  54. 54EarthEarthMountain
  55. 55MountainSandPyramid
  56. 56LensPyramidEye
  57. 57AppleEyeI
  58. 58Delete The EIDelete The I
  59. 59EarthPaperMap
  60. 60MapWaterTreasure
  61. 61MapTreasureX
  62. 62WindXY
  63. 63Delete The IYDelete The Y
  64. 64WaterWaterLake
  65. 65LakeWaterOcean
  66. 66LakeOceanSea
  67. 67SeaWindSail
  68. 68FireSailPirate
  69. 69AlphabetPirateR
  70. 70Delete The YRDelete The R
  71. 71DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  72. 72CarEarthTire
  73. 73Dandelion PatchTireFlat Tire
  74. 74EarthFlat TirePuncture
  75. 75OceanWaterFish
  76. 76EarthFishWhale
  77. 77DustWhaleSperm
  78. 78PunctureSpermPunctuation
  79. 79Delete The RPunctuationThe Delete Key
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Earth + Pencil→ Drawing7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Earth + Tree→ Forest9Forest + Forest→ Jungle10Fire + Fire→ Volcano11Jungle + Volcano→ Tarzan12Smoke + Tarzan→ Jane13Drawing + Jane→ Doe14Tree + Water→ River15River + Tree→ Paper16Paper + Plant→ Book17Earth + River→ Delta18Book + Delta→ Alphabet19Plant + Wind→ Dandelion20Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks21Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters22Doe + Letters→ Deletes23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap25Delta + Venus Flytrap→ Delta Venus26Book + Delta Venus→ Anais Nin27Anais Nin + Water→ Quote28Deletes + Quote→ Delete Quote29Dust + Earth→ Planet30Fire + Planet→ Sun31Fire + Sun→ Solar32Plant + Solar→ Oxygen33Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen34Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium35Fire + Water→ Steam36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Engine + Plant→ Car38Dandelion + Earth→ Flower39Car + Flower→ Carnation40Plant + Steam→ Tea41Carnation + Tea→ T42Helium + T→ The43Delete Quote + The→ Delete The44Water + Wind→ Wave45Wave + Wind→ Storm46Paper + Storm→ Umbrella47Alphabet + Umbrella→ Vowel48Delete The + Vowel→ Delete The E49Dandelion + Wind→ Seed50Seed + Tree→ Apple51Earth + Wave→ Sand52Fire + Sand→ Glass53Fire + Glass→ Lens54Earth + Earth→ Mountain55Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid56Lens + Pyramid→ Eye57Apple + Eye→ I58Delete The E + I→ Delete The I59Earth + Paper→ Map60Map + Water→ Treasure61Map + Treasure→ X62Wind + X→ Y63Delete The I + Y→ Delete The Y64Water + Water→ Lake65Lake + Water→ Ocean66Lake + Ocean→ Sea67Sea + Wind→ Sail68Fire + Sail→ Pirate69Alphabet + Pirate→ R70Delete The Y + R→ Delete The R71Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch72Car + Earth→ Tire73Dandelion Patch + Tire→ Flat Tire74Earth + Flat Tire→ Puncture75Ocean + Water→ Fish76Earth + Fish→ Whale77Dust + Whale→ Sperm78Puncture + Sperm→ Punctuation79Delete The R + Punctuation→ The Delete Key

Other ways to make The Delete Key

2 combinations are known to produce The Delete Key. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Delete Key
FirstSecondResult
Delete The OTildaThe Delete Key
Delete The RPunctuationThe Delete Key

The Delete Key at a glance

Steps to craft
79
Marathon
Crafting depth
160
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 79 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Delete Key in Infinite Craft?

Combine Delete The R with Punctuation. The full path from the base elements takes 79 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Delete Key?

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

Is The Delete Key hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 79 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Delete Key?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Delete Key, and the shortest route is shown above.

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