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How to Make Crabs of the Future in Infinite Craft

Crabs of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crabpecker plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CrabpeckerFuture TenseCrabs of the Future

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 57

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3EarthSandstormDune
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6PlantWaveSeaweed
  7. 7DuneSeaweedCrab
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11DandelionEngineHelicopter
  12. 12EarthPlantTree
  13. 13HelicopterTreeWoodpecker
  14. 14CrabWoodpeckerCrabpecker
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17EarthTractorFarm
  18. 18FarmFireBarbecue
  19. 19AshBarbecueBurger
  20. 20BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  21. 21DustEngineVacuum
  22. 22FireVacuumBlack Hole
  23. 23Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  24. 24Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26EngineWindWindmill
  27. 27TeaWindmillDutch
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30SunTime MachineFuture
  31. 31DutchFutureTense
  32. 32Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  33. 33CrabpeckerFuture TenseCrabs of the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune4Earth + Water→ Plant5Water + Wind→ Wave6Plant + Wave→ Seaweed7Dune + Seaweed→ Crab8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter12Earth + Plant→ Tree13Helicopter + Tree→ Woodpecker14Crab + Woodpecker→ Crabpecker15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Earth + Engine→ Tractor17Earth + Tractor→ Farm18Farm + Fire→ Barbecue19Ash + Barbecue→ Burger20Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger21Dust + Engine→ Vacuum22Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole23Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine24Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger25Plant + Steam→ Tea26Engine + Wind→ Windmill27Tea + Windmill→ Dutch28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Fire + Planet→ Sun30Sun + Time Machine→ Future31Dutch + Future→ Tense32Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense33Crabpecker + Future Tense→ Crabs of the Future

Crabs of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
57
longer than 96% 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 Crabs of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crabpecker with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Crabs of the Future?

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

Is Crabs of the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Crabs of the Future?

Only one known combination produces Crabs of the Future.

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