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How to Make The Second Letter in Infinite Craft

The Second Letter is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 85 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus The Second If You. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersThe Second If YouThe Second Letter

Marathon85 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 163

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 85 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. 12WaterWindWave
  13. 13EarthWaveSand
  14. 14FireSandGlass
  15. 15GlassSandHourglass
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18EarthTsunamiIsland
  19. 19EarthIslandContinent
  20. 20DandelionWaterWine
  21. 21ContinentWineEurope
  22. 22EarthEuropeFrance
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25FirePlanetSun
  26. 26FireSunSolar
  27. 27PlanetSolarSystem
  28. 28FranceSystemMetric
  29. 29HourglassMetricSecond
  30. 30GlassWindWindow
  31. 31TornadoWindowBroken Window
  32. 32FireGlassLens
  33. 33FireLensMagnifying Glass
  34. 34Broken WindowMagnifying GlassEvidence
  35. 35Broken WindowEvidenceClue
  36. 36ClueEvidenceCase
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeWaterFog
  39. 39DustWindSandstorm
  40. 40EarthFireLava
  41. 41LavaWaterStone
  42. 42SandstormStoneSphinx
  43. 43FogSphinxRiddle
  44. 44RiddleWindAnswer
  45. 45FireWaterSteam
  46. 46AnswerSteamQuestion
  47. 47FireHourglassTime
  48. 48QuestionTimeWhen
  49. 49CaseWhenIf
  50. 50SandWaterBeach
  51. 51EarthGlassBottle
  52. 52BeachBottleMessage
  53. 53EarthMessageLetter
  54. 54SunWindSunflower
  55. 55LetterSunflowerA
  56. 56FireSteamEngine
  57. 57EnginePlantCar
  58. 58PlantSteamTea
  59. 59CarTeaChariot
  60. 60EarthSteamMud
  61. 61PlantWaterSwamp
  62. 62MudSwampQuagmire
  63. 63ChariotQuagmireStuck
  64. 64AStuckAs
  65. 65DustFireAsh
  66. 66AshFirePhoenix
  67. 67AshPhoenixRebirth
  68. 68RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  69. 69PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  70. 70PlantSolarOxygen
  71. 71OxygenWaterHydrogen
  72. 72DandelionHydrogenHelium
  73. 73DandelionEarthFlower
  74. 74CarFlowerCarnation
  75. 75CarnationTeaT
  76. 76HeliumTThe
  77. 77RepeatTheThe The
  78. 78SteamWineStew
  79. 79StewTreeStewpid
  80. 80RiddleStewpidYou
  81. 81The TheYouThe You
  82. 82AsThe YouThe As You
  83. 83IfThe As YouThe If You
  84. 84SecondThe If YouThe Second If You
  85. 85LettersThe Second If YouThe Second 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→ Letters12Water + Wind→ Wave13Earth + Wave→ Sand14Fire + Sand→ Glass15Glass + Sand→ Hourglass16Wind + Wind→ Tornado17Tornado + Water→ Tsunami18Earth + Tsunami→ Island19Earth + Island→ Continent20Dandelion + Water→ Wine21Continent + Wine→ Europe22Earth + Europe→ France23Earth + Wind→ Dust24Dust + Earth→ Planet25Fire + Planet→ Sun26Fire + Sun→ Solar27Planet + Solar→ System28France + System→ Metric29Hourglass + Metric→ Second30Glass + Wind→ Window31Tornado + Window→ Broken Window32Fire + Glass→ Lens33Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass34Broken Window + Magnifying Glass→ Evidence35Broken Window + Evidence→ Clue36Clue + Evidence→ Case37Fire + Wind→ Smoke38Smoke + Water→ Fog39Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm40Earth + Fire→ Lava41Lava + Water→ Stone42Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx43Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle44Riddle + Wind→ Answer45Fire + Water→ Steam46Answer + Steam→ Question47Fire + Hourglass→ Time48Question + Time→ When49Case + When→ If50Sand + Water→ Beach51Earth + Glass→ Bottle52Beach + Bottle→ Message53Earth + Message→ Letter54Sun + Wind→ Sunflower55Letter + Sunflower→ A56Fire + Steam→ Engine57Engine + Plant→ Car58Plant + Steam→ Tea59Car + Tea→ Chariot60Earth + Steam→ Mud61Plant + Water→ Swamp62Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire63Chariot + Quagmire→ Stuck64A + Stuck→ As65Dust + Fire→ Ash66Ash + Fire→ Phoenix67Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth68Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea69Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat70Plant + Solar→ Oxygen71Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen72Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium73Dandelion + Earth→ Flower74Car + Flower→ Carnation75Carnation + Tea→ T76Helium + T→ The77Repeat + The→ The The78Steam + Wine→ Stew79Stew + Tree→ Stewpid80Riddle + Stewpid→ You81The The + You→ The You82As + The You→ The As You83If + The As You→ The If You84Second + The If You→ The Second If You85Letters + The Second If You→ The Second Letter

The Second Letter at a glance

Steps to craft
85
Marathon
Crafting depth
163
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 85 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Second Letter in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with The Second If You. The full path from the base elements takes 85 steps.

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

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

Is The Second Letter hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 85 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Second Letter.

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