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How to Make Black Sand Future in Infinite Craft

Black Sand Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Black Sand Ghost plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Black Sand GhostFuture TenseBlack Sand Future

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5LavaWaterStone
  6. 6LavaStoneObsidian
  7. 7BeachObsidianBlack Sand
  8. 8FireWindSmoke
  9. 9SmokeWaterFog
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12FogTreeGhost
  13. 13FogGhostFoggy Ghost
  14. 14Black SandFoggy GhostBlack Sand Ghost
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EarthEngineTractor
  20. 20EarthTractorFarm
  21. 21FarmFireBarbecue
  22. 22AshBarbecueBurger
  23. 23BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  27. 27Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  28. 28PlantSteamTea
  29. 29EngineWindWindmill
  30. 30TeaWindmillDutch
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33SunTime MachineFuture
  34. 34DutchFutureTense
  35. 35Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  36. 36Black Sand GhostFuture TenseBlack Sand Future
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach4Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava5Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone6Lava + Stoneโ†’ Obsidian7Beach + Obsidianโ†’ Black Sand8Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke9Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree12Fog + Treeโ†’ Ghost13Fog + Ghostโ†’ Foggy Ghost14Black Sand + Foggy Ghostโ†’ Black Sand Ghost15Earth + Windโ†’ Dust16Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash17Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam18Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine19Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor20Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm21Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue22Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger23Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger24Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole26Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine27Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger28Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea29Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill30Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch31Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet32Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun33Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future34Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense35Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense36Black Sand Ghost + Future Tenseโ†’ Black Sand Future

Other ways to make Black Sand Future

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

Alternative combinations that produce Black Sand Future
FirstSecondResult
Black Sand RollFuture TenseBlack Sand Future
Black Sand GhostFuture TenseBlack Sand Future

Black Sand Future at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Black Sand Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Black Sand Ghost with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Black Sand Future?

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

Is Black Sand Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Black Sand Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Black Sand 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.