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How to Make The Letter Descends in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

LettersThe DescentThe Letter Descends

Marathon79 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 156

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 79 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. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13WindWineBalloon
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15BalloonDustDust Bunny
  16. 16PlantWaterSwamp
  17. 17FireSwampDragon
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19AshFirePhoenix
  20. 20DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  21. 21Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23EarthWaveSand
  24. 24SandWaterBeach
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26EarthGlassBottle
  27. 27BeachBottleMessage
  28. 28EarthMessageLetter
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30FirePlanetSun
  31. 31SunWindSunflower
  32. 32LetterSunflowerA
  33. 33FireWaterSteam
  34. 34FireSteamEngine
  35. 35EnginePlantCar
  36. 36PlantSteamTea
  37. 37CarTeaChariot
  38. 38EarthSteamMud
  39. 39MudSwampQuagmire
  40. 40ChariotQuagmireStuck
  41. 41AStuckAs
  42. 42EarthFireLava
  43. 43LavaWaterStone
  44. 44PlantStoneFossil
  45. 45FossilWaterOil
  46. 46OilSwampTar
  47. 47TarWaterPitch
  48. 48EarthPitchBaseball
  49. 49CarMudRally
  50. 50PlantRallyProtest
  51. 51EngineProtestStrike
  52. 52BaseballStrikeOut
  53. 53BeachOutIn
  54. 54AshPhoenixRebirth
  55. 55RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  56. 56PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  57. 57FireSunSolar
  58. 58PlantSolarOxygen
  59. 59OxygenWaterHydrogen
  60. 60DandelionHydrogenHelium
  61. 61DandelionEarthFlower
  62. 62CarFlowerCarnation
  63. 63CarnationTeaT
  64. 64HeliumTThe
  65. 65RepeatTheThe The
  66. 66FireWindSmoke
  67. 67SmokeWaterFog
  68. 68DustWindSandstorm
  69. 69SandstormStoneSphinx
  70. 70FogSphinxRiddle
  71. 71SteamWineStew
  72. 72StewTreeStewpid
  73. 73RiddleStewpidYou
  74. 74The TheYouThe You
  75. 75InThe YouThe In You
  76. 76AThe In YouThe In A
  77. 77AsThe In AThe Ascent
  78. 78OppositeThe AscentThe Descent
  79. 79LettersThe DescentThe Letter Descends
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Dandelion + Water→ Wine13Wind + Wine→ Balloon14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny16Plant + Water→ Swamp17Fire + Swamp→ Dragon18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Ash + Fire→ Phoenix20Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang21Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite22Water + Wind→ Wave23Earth + Wave→ Sand24Sand + Water→ Beach25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Earth + Glass→ Bottle27Beach + Bottle→ Message28Earth + Message→ Letter29Dust + Earth→ Planet30Fire + Planet→ Sun31Sun + Wind→ Sunflower32Letter + Sunflower→ A33Fire + Water→ Steam34Fire + Steam→ Engine35Engine + Plant→ Car36Plant + Steam→ Tea37Car + Tea→ Chariot38Earth + Steam→ Mud39Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire40Chariot + Quagmire→ Stuck41A + Stuck→ As42Earth + Fire→ Lava43Lava + Water→ Stone44Plant + Stone→ Fossil45Fossil + Water→ Oil46Oil + Swamp→ Tar47Tar + Water→ Pitch48Earth + Pitch→ Baseball49Car + Mud→ Rally50Plant + Rally→ Protest51Engine + Protest→ Strike52Baseball + Strike→ Out53Beach + Out→ In54Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth55Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea56Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat57Fire + Sun→ Solar58Plant + Solar→ Oxygen59Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen60Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium61Dandelion + Earth→ Flower62Car + Flower→ Carnation63Carnation + Tea→ T64Helium + T→ The65Repeat + The→ The The66Fire + Wind→ Smoke67Smoke + Water→ Fog68Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm69Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx70Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle71Steam + Wine→ Stew72Stew + Tree→ Stewpid73Riddle + Stewpid→ You74The The + You→ The You75In + The You→ The In You76A + The In You→ The In A77As + The In A→ The Ascent78Opposite + The Ascent→ The Descent79Letters + The Descent→ The Letter Descends

The Letter Descends at a glance

Steps to craft
79
Marathon
Crafting depth
156
longer than 100% 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 The Letter Descends in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with The Descent. The full path from the base elements takes 79 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Letter Descends?

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

Is The Letter Descends 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 Letter Descends?

Only one known combination produces The Letter Descends.

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