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How to Make Ahead of Time in Infinite Craft

Ahead of Time is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ahead plus As. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AheadAsAhead of Time

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainMountainMountain Range
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionPlantWeed
  6. 6WaterWeedBong
  7. 7BongMountain RangeSmoky Mountains
  8. 8Mountain RangeSmoky MountainsAppalachian Mountains
  9. 9Appalachian MountainsWaterAppalachian Trail
  10. 10Appalachian TrailDandelionThru-Hiker
  11. 11Appalachian MountainsThru-HikerAT
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EnginePlantCar
  15. 15EarthSteamMud
  16. 16CarMudRally
  17. 17EarthRallyMarch
  18. 18EngineSteamTrain
  19. 19TrainWaterSubmarine
  20. 20SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22Captain NemoDustNemo
  23. 23NemoWindFinding Nemo
  24. 24EarthFinding NemoPixar
  25. 25PixarWindUp
  26. 26MarchUpForward
  27. 27ATForwardAhead
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29EarthWaveSand
  30. 30SandWaterBeach
  31. 31FireSandGlass
  32. 32EarthGlassBottle
  33. 33BeachBottleMessage
  34. 34EarthMessageLetter
  35. 35DustEarthPlanet
  36. 36FirePlanetSun
  37. 37SunWindSunflower
  38. 38LetterSunflowerA
  39. 39PlantSteamTea
  40. 40CarTeaChariot
  41. 41PlantWaterSwamp
  42. 42MudSwampQuagmire
  43. 43ChariotQuagmireStuck
  44. 44AStuckAs
  45. 45AheadAsAhead of Time
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Plant→ Weed6Water + Weed→ Bong7Bong + Mountain Range→ Smoky Mountains8Mountain Range + Smoky Mountains→ Appalachian Mountains9Appalachian Mountains + Water→ Appalachian Trail10Appalachian Trail + Dandelion→ Thru-Hiker11Appalachian Mountains + Thru-Hiker→ AT12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Engine + Plant→ Car15Earth + Steam→ Mud16Car + Mud→ Rally17Earth + Rally→ March18Engine + Steam→ Train19Train + Water→ Submarine20Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo23Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo24Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar25Pixar + Wind→ Up26March + Up→ Forward27AT + Forward→ Ahead28Water + Wind→ Wave29Earth + Wave→ Sand30Sand + Water→ Beach31Fire + Sand→ Glass32Earth + Glass→ Bottle33Beach + Bottle→ Message34Earth + Message→ Letter35Dust + Earth→ Planet36Fire + Planet→ Sun37Sun + Wind→ Sunflower38Letter + Sunflower→ A39Plant + Steam→ Tea40Car + Tea→ Chariot41Plant + Water→ Swamp42Mud + Swamp→ Quagmire43Chariot + Quagmire→ Stuck44A + Stuck→ As45Ahead + As→ Ahead of Time

Ahead of Time at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

Similar effort to Ahead of Time, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ahead of Time in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ahead with As. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ahead of Time?

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

Is Ahead of Time hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ahead of Time?

Only one known combination produces Ahead of Time.

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