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How to Make Ark-later in Infinite Craft

Ark-later is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ark-Lie plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ark-LieFuture TenseArk-later

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6FireMudBrick
  7. 7BoatBrickArk
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9SmokeWaterFog
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DandelionDustWish
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15DustTreeWood
  16. 16WishWoodPinocchio
  17. 17FogPinocchioLie
  18. 18ArkLieArk-Lie
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21EarthTractorFarm
  22. 22FarmFireBarbecue
  23. 23AshBarbecueBurger
  24. 24BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  25. 25DustEngineVacuum
  26. 26FireVacuumBlack Hole
  27. 27Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29PlantSteamTea
  30. 30EngineWindWindmill
  31. 31TeaWindmillDutch
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37Ark-LieFuture TenseArk-later
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Engine + Lakeโ†’ Boat5Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud6Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick7Boat + Brickโ†’ Ark8Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke9Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion12Earth + Windโ†’ Dust13Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish14Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree15Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood16Wish + Woodโ†’ Pinocchio17Fog + Pinocchioโ†’ Lie18Ark + Lieโ†’ Ark-Lie19Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash20Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor21Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm22Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue23Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger24Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger25Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum26Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole27Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine28Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger29Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea30Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill31Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch32Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet33Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun34Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future35Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense36Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense37Ark-Lie + Future Tenseโ†’ Ark-later

Ark-later at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to Ark-later, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ark-later in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ark-Lie with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ark-later?

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

Is Ark-later hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ark-later?

Only one known combination produces Ark-later.

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