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How to Make Capture the Future in Infinite Craft

Capture the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Capture plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CaptureFuture TenseCapture the Future

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 83

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionWaterWine
  6. 6SandWineSandwich
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustFireAsh
  9. 9AshPlantTobacco
  10. 10SandwichTobaccoCuban
  11. 11CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15IslandTsunamiAtlantis
  16. 16EarthPlantTree
  17. 17AshTreePencil
  18. 18DustPencilEraser
  19. 19AtlantisEraserRapture
  20. 20Che GuevaraRaptureCheapture
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23PlantStoneFossil
  24. 24FireFossilDinosaur
  25. 25DustWindSandstorm
  26. 26DustTreeWood
  27. 27SandstormWoodSandal
  28. 28DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  29. 29CheaptureThesaurusCapture
  30. 30FireWaterSteam
  31. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EarthEngineTractor
  33. 33EarthTractorFarm
  34. 34FarmFireBarbecue
  35. 35AshBarbecueBurger
  36. 36BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  40. 40Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  41. 41PlantSteamTea
  42. 42EngineWindWindmill
  43. 43TeaWindmillDutch
  44. 44DustEarthPlanet
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49CaptureFuture TenseCapture the Future
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Water→ Wine6Sand + Wine→ Sandwich7Earth + Wind→ Dust8Dust + Fire→ Ash9Ash + Plant→ Tobacco10Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban11Cuban + Dandelion→ Che Guevara12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Island + Tsunami→ Atlantis16Earth + Plant→ Tree17Ash + Tree→ Pencil18Dust + Pencil→ Eraser19Atlantis + Eraser→ Rapture20Che Guevara + Rapture→ Cheapture21Earth + Fire→ Lava22Lava + Water→ Stone23Plant + Stone→ Fossil24Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur25Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm26Dust + Tree→ Wood27Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal28Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus29Cheapture + Thesaurus→ Capture30Fire + Water→ Steam31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Earth + Engine→ Tractor33Earth + Tractor→ Farm34Farm + Fire→ Barbecue35Ash + Barbecue→ Burger36Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger37Dust + Engine→ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole39Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine40Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger41Plant + Steam→ Tea42Engine + Wind→ Windmill43Tea + Windmill→ Dutch44Dust + Earth→ Planet45Fire + Planet→ Sun46Sun + Time Machine→ Future47Dutch + Future→ Tense48Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense49Capture + Future Tense→ Capture the Future

Capture the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
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 Capture the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Capture with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Capture the Future?

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

Is Capture the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Capture the Future?

Only one known combination produces Capture the Future.

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