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How to Make C16: Future in Infinite Craft

C16: Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is C16 plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

C16Future TenseC16: Future

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 87

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21LakeWaterOcean
  22. 22OceanPlantCoral
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EnginePlantCar
  25. 25CarEngineRacecar
  26. 26CoralRacecarCorvette
  27. 27FireSwampDragon
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  30. 30Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  31. 31DragonSeedsDragonfruit
  32. 32CorvetteDragonfruitC8
  33. 33AntonymC8C16
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35EarthEngineTractor
  36. 36EarthTractorFarm
  37. 37FarmFireBarbecue
  38. 38AshBarbecueBurger
  39. 39BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  40. 40DustEngineVacuum
  41. 41FireVacuumBlack Hole
  42. 42Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  43. 43Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  44. 44PlantSteamTea
  45. 45EngineWindWindmill
  46. 46TeaWindmillDutch
  47. 47DustEarthPlanet
  48. 48FirePlanetSun
  49. 49SunTime MachineFuture
  50. 50DutchFutureTense
  51. 51Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  52. 52C16Future TenseC16: Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Lake + Water→ Ocean22Ocean + Plant→ Coral23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Engine + Plant→ Car25Car + Engine→ Racecar26Coral + Racecar→ Corvette27Fire + Swamp→ Dragon28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch30Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds31Dragon + Seeds→ Dragonfruit32Corvette + Dragonfruit→ C833Antonym + C8→ C1634Dust + Fire→ Ash35Earth + Engine→ Tractor36Earth + Tractor→ Farm37Farm + Fire→ Barbecue38Ash + Barbecue→ Burger39Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger40Dust + Engine→ Vacuum41Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole42Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine43Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger44Plant + Steam→ Tea45Engine + Wind→ Windmill46Tea + Windmill→ Dutch47Dust + Earth→ Planet48Fire + Planet→ Sun49Sun + Time Machine→ Future50Dutch + Future→ Tense51Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense52C16 + Future Tense→ C16: Future

C16: Future at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make C16: Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine C16 with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make C16: Future?

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

Is C16: Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make C16: Future?

Only one known combination produces C16: Future.

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