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How to Make Black Future in Infinite Craft

Black Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Lily plus Future. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black LilyFutureBlack Future

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 222 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13DustEngineVacuum
  14. 14FireVacuumBlack Hole
  15. 15Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  16. 16SunTime MachineFuture
  17. 17Black LilyFutureBlack Future
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava5Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone6Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian7Lily + Obsidianโ†’ Black Lily8Earth + Windโ†’ Dust9Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet10Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun11Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam12Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine13Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum14Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole15Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine16Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future17Black Lily + Futureโ†’ Black Future

Other ways to make Black Future

2 combinations are known to produce Black Future. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Black Future
FirstSecondResult
Black MiloFutureBlack Future
Black LilyFutureBlack Future

What you can make with Black Future

Black Future at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

Similar effort to Black Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Lily with Future. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Future?

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

Is Black Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Black Future, and the shortest route is shown above.

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