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How to Make The Red Letter in Infinite Craft

The Red Letter is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus The Red The. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersThe Red TheThe Red Letter

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassMountainCrystal
  17. 17CrystalEarthGem
  18. 18FireGemRuby
  19. 19MountainRubyRed
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23AshFirePhoenix
  24. 24AshPhoenixRebirth
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  28. 28PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30FireSunSolar
  31. 31PlantSolarOxygen
  32. 32OxygenWaterHydrogen
  33. 33DandelionHydrogenHelium
  34. 34FireSteamEngine
  35. 35EnginePlantCar
  36. 36DandelionEarthFlower
  37. 37CarFlowerCarnation
  38. 38CarnationTeaT
  39. 39HeliumTThe
  40. 40RepeatTheThe The
  41. 41RedThe TheThe Red The
  42. 42LettersThe Red TheThe Red Letter
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Earth + Earth→ Mountain13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Mountain→ Crystal17Crystal + Earth→ Gem18Fire + Gem→ Ruby19Mountain + Ruby→ Red20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Earth→ Planet22Dust + Fire→ Ash23Ash + Fire→ Phoenix24Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth25Fire + Water→ Steam26Plant + Steam→ Tea27Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea28Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat29Fire + Planet→ Sun30Fire + Sun→ Solar31Plant + Solar→ Oxygen32Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen33Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium34Fire + Steam→ Engine35Engine + Plant→ Car36Dandelion + Earth→ Flower37Car + Flower→ Carnation38Carnation + Tea→ T39Helium + T→ The40Repeat + The→ The The41Red + The The→ The Red The42Letters + The Red The→ The Red Letter

The Red Letter at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to The Red Letter, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Red Letter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with The Red The. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

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

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

Is The Red Letter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Red Letter?

Only one known combination produces The Red Letter.

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