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How to Make Contemporary in Infinite Craft

Contemporary is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Modern plus Synonym. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ModernSynonymContemporary

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 42

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWindAllergy
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EngineSteamTrain
  8. 8AllergyTrainHayride
  9. 9PollenWaterHoney
  10. 10HoneyWaterMeade
  11. 11HayrideMeadeMedieval
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14WindWineBalloon
  15. 15BalloonDustDust Bunny
  16. 16PlantWaterSwamp
  17. 17FireSwampDragon
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19AshFirePhoenix
  20. 20DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  21. 21Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  22. 22MedievalOppositeModern
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24EarthFireLava
  25. 25LavaWaterStone
  26. 26PlantStoneFossil
  27. 27FireFossilDinosaur
  28. 28DustWindSandstorm
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30DustTreeWood
  31. 31SandstormWoodSandal
  32. 32DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  33. 33LakeThesaurusSynonym
  34. 34ModernSynonymContemporary
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Wind→ Allergy5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Steam→ Train8Allergy + Train→ Hayride9Pollen + Water→ Honey10Honey + Water→ Meade11Hayride + Meade→ Medieval12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Wind + Wine→ Balloon15Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny16Plant + Water→ Swamp17Fire + Swamp→ Dragon18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Ash + Fire→ Phoenix20Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang21Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite22Medieval + Opposite→ Modern23Water + Water→ Lake24Earth + Fire→ Lava25Lava + Water→ Stone26Plant + Stone→ Fossil27Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur28Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Dust + Tree→ Wood31Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal32Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus33Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym34Modern + Synonym→ Contemporary

What you can make with Contemporary

Contemporary at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

Similar effort to Contemporary, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Contemporary in Infinite Craft?

Combine Modern with Synonym. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Contemporary?

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

Is Contemporary hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Contemporary?

Only one known combination produces Contemporary.

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