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How to Make Ahold of the Future in Infinite Craft

Ahold of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ahold plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AholdFuture TenseAhold of the Future

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 71

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13FireGlassLens
  14. 14LensWaterMicroscope
  15. 15EarthWaterPlant
  16. 16BeachPlantPalm
  17. 17MicroscopePalmHand
  18. 18PlantWaveSeaweed
  19. 19SeaweedWaterKelp
  20. 20HandKelpHold
  21. 21AHoldAhold
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EarthEngineTractor
  26. 26EarthTractorFarm
  27. 27FarmFireBarbecue
  28. 28AshBarbecueBurger
  29. 29BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  33. 33Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  34. 34PlantSteamTea
  35. 35EngineWindWindmill
  36. 36TeaWindmillDutch
  37. 37SunTime MachineFuture
  38. 38DutchFutureTense
  39. 39Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  40. 40AholdFuture TenseAhold of the Future
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Fire + Glass→ Lens14Lens + Water→ Microscope15Earth + Water→ Plant16Beach + Plant→ Palm17Microscope + Palm→ Hand18Plant + Wave→ Seaweed19Seaweed + Water→ Kelp20Hand + Kelp→ Hold21A + Hold→ Ahold22Dust + Fire→ Ash23Fire + Water→ Steam24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Earth + Engine→ Tractor26Earth + Tractor→ Farm27Farm + Fire→ Barbecue28Ash + Barbecue→ Burger29Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger30Dust + Engine→ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole32Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine33Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger34Plant + Steam→ Tea35Engine + Wind→ Windmill36Tea + Windmill→ Dutch37Sun + Time Machine→ Future38Dutch + Future→ Tense39Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense40Ahold + Future Tense→ Ahold of the Future

Ahold of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Ahold of the Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ahold of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ahold with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ahold of the Future?

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

Is Ahold of the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ahold of the Future?

Only one known combination produces Ahold of the Future.

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