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How to Make Cheap Future in Infinite Craft

Cheap Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cheap Che plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Cheap CheFuture TenseCheap Future

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 118

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthFireLava
  5. 5BeachLavaHawaii
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8GlassMountainCrystal
  9. 9CrystalEarthGem
  10. 10FireGemRuby
  11. 11FireRubySapphire
  12. 12HawaiiSapphireBlue Hawaii
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15TreeWindLeaf
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17LeafSmokeCigarette
  18. 18WindWindTornado
  19. 19TornadoWaterTsunami
  20. 20EarthTsunamiIsland
  21. 21CigaretteIslandCuba
  22. 22CubaMountainChe
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LavaWaterStone
  26. 26SmokeStoneStatue
  27. 27SmokeStatueOzymandias
  28. 28LakeOzymandiasShelley
  29. 29FogShelleyShelley Duvall
  30. 30FogShelley DuvallThe Shining
  31. 31CheThe ShiningChe Shining
  32. 32Blue HawaiiChe ShiningBlue Che
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34DandelionWaterWine
  35. 35SandWineSandwich
  36. 36EarthWindDust
  37. 37DustFireAsh
  38. 38AshPlantTobacco
  39. 39SandwichTobaccoCuban
  40. 40CubanDandelionChe Guevara
  41. 41DandelionDustWish
  42. 42TreeWishMoney
  43. 43TreeWaterRiver
  44. 44PlantWaterSwamp
  45. 45PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  46. 46RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  47. 47FireWaterSteam
  48. 48SteamWaveSurf
  49. 49SurfWindSurfing
  50. 50AmazonSurfingShopping
  51. 51MoneyShoppingShopaholic
  52. 52Che GuevaraShopaholicCheap Guevara
  53. 53Blue CheCheap GuevaraCheap Che
  54. 54FireSteamEngine
  55. 55EarthEngineTractor
  56. 56EarthTractorFarm
  57. 57FarmFireBarbecue
  58. 58AshBarbecueBurger
  59. 59BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  60. 60DustEngineVacuum
  61. 61FireVacuumBlack Hole
  62. 62Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  63. 63Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  64. 64PlantSteamTea
  65. 65EngineWindWindmill
  66. 66TeaWindmillDutch
  67. 67DustEarthPlanet
  68. 68FirePlanetSun
  69. 69SunTime MachineFuture
  70. 70DutchFutureTense
  71. 71Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  72. 72Cheap CheFuture TenseCheap Future
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Fire→ Lava5Beach + Lava→ Hawaii6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Glass + Mountain→ Crystal9Crystal + Earth→ Gem10Fire + Gem→ Ruby11Fire + Ruby→ Sapphire12Hawaii + Sapphire→ Blue Hawaii13Earth + Water→ Plant14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Tree + Wind→ Leaf16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Leaf + Smoke→ Cigarette18Wind + Wind→ Tornado19Tornado + Water→ Tsunami20Earth + Tsunami→ Island21Cigarette + Island→ Cuba22Cuba + Mountain→ Che23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Water + Water→ Lake25Lava + Water→ Stone26Smoke + Stone→ Statue27Smoke + Statue→ Ozymandias28Lake + Ozymandias→ Shelley29Fog + Shelley→ Shelley Duvall30Fog + Shelley Duvall→ The Shining31Che + The Shining→ Che Shining32Blue Hawaii + Che Shining→ Blue Che33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Dandelion + Water→ Wine35Sand + Wine→ Sandwich36Earth + Wind→ Dust37Dust + Fire→ Ash38Ash + Plant→ Tobacco39Sandwich + Tobacco→ Cuban40Cuban + Dandelion→ Che Guevara41Dandelion + Dust→ Wish42Tree + Wish→ Money43Tree + Water→ River44Plant + Water→ Swamp45Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap46River + Venus Flytrap→ Amazon47Fire + Water→ Steam48Steam + Wave→ Surf49Surf + Wind→ Surfing50Amazon + Surfing→ Shopping51Money + Shopping→ Shopaholic52Che Guevara + Shopaholic→ Cheap Guevara53Blue Che + Cheap Guevara→ Cheap Che54Fire + Steam→ Engine55Earth + Engine→ Tractor56Earth + Tractor→ Farm57Farm + Fire→ Barbecue58Ash + Barbecue→ Burger59Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger60Dust + Engine→ Vacuum61Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole62Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine63Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger64Plant + Steam→ Tea65Engine + Wind→ Windmill66Tea + Windmill→ Dutch67Dust + Earth→ Planet68Fire + Planet→ Sun69Sun + Time Machine→ Future70Dutch + Future→ Tense71Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense72Cheap Che + Future Tense→ Cheap Future

Cheap Future at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
118
longer than 100% 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 Cheap Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cheap Che with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cheap Future?

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

Is Cheap Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cheap Future?

Only one known combination produces Cheap Future.

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