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How to Make Complex Future in Infinite Craft

Complex Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Complexnow plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ComplexnowFuture TenseComplex Future

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 752 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7DustPlantPollen
  8. 8PollenWaterHoney
  9. 9HoneyWaterMeade
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13SandstormStoneSphinx
  14. 14MeadeSphinxOedipus
  15. 15EnergyOedipusComplex
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionWaterWine
  23. 23WindWineBalloon
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25BalloonTreeBonsai
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27BonsaiMountainZen
  28. 28TimeZenNow
  29. 29ComplexNowComplexnow
  30. 30DustFireAsh
  31. 31EarthEngineTractor
  32. 32EarthTractorFarm
  33. 33FarmFireBarbecue
  34. 34AshBarbecueBurger
  35. 35BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  36. 36DustEngineVacuum
  37. 37FireVacuumBlack Hole
  38. 38Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  39. 39Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  40. 40PlantSteamTea
  41. 41TeaWindmillDutch
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44SunTime MachineFuture
  45. 45DutchFutureTense
  46. 46Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  47. 47ComplexnowFuture TenseComplex Future
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill4Water + Windmillโ†’ Energy5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen8Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey9Honey + Waterโ†’ Meade10Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm11Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava12Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone13Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx14Meade + Sphinxโ†’ Oedipus15Energy + Oedipusโ†’ Complex16Water + Windโ†’ Wave17Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand18Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass19Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time21Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion22Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine23Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon24Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree25Balloon + Treeโ†’ Bonsai26Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain27Bonsai + Mountainโ†’ Zen28Time + Zenโ†’ Now29Complex + Nowโ†’ Complexnow30Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash31Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor32Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm33Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue34Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger35Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger36Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum37Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole38Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine39Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger40Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea41Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch42Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet43Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun44Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future45Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense46Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense47Complexnow + Future Tenseโ†’ Complex Future

Other ways to make Complex Future

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

Alternative combinations that produce Complex Future
FirstSecondResult
ComplexnowFuture TenseComplex Future
ComplexityFuture TenseComplex Future

Complex Future at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Complex Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Complexnow with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Complex Future?

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

Is Complex Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Complex Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Complex 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.