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How to Make Cryptic Future in Infinite Craft

Cryptic Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Crypto Letters plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Crypto LettersFuture TenseCryptic Future

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 89

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DandelionDustWish
  6. 6TreeWishMoney
  7. 7DustEarthPlanet
  8. 8EarthPlanetMoon
  9. 9MoneyMoonBitcoin
  10. 10BitcoinEarthCryptocurrency
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13LavaStoneObsidian
  14. 14EarthObsidianDiamond
  15. 15DiamondTreeMoney Tree
  16. 16FireMoney TreeBank
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20GlassSandHourglass
  21. 21FireHourglassTime
  22. 22BankTimeInterest
  23. 23CryptocurrencyInterestCrypto Interest
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29FireFireVolcano
  30. 30DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  31. 31AlphabetFireworksLetters
  32. 32Crypto InterestLettersCrypto Letters
  33. 33DustFireAsh
  34. 34FireWaterSteam
  35. 35FireSteamEngine
  36. 36EarthEngineTractor
  37. 37EarthTractorFarm
  38. 38FarmFireBarbecue
  39. 39AshBarbecueBurger
  40. 40BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  41. 41DustEngineVacuum
  42. 42FireVacuumBlack Hole
  43. 43Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  44. 44Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  45. 45PlantSteamTea
  46. 46EngineWindWindmill
  47. 47TeaWindmillDutch
  48. 48FirePlanetSun
  49. 49SunTime MachineFuture
  50. 50DutchFutureTense
  51. 51Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  52. 52Crypto LettersFuture TenseCryptic Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dandelion + Dust→ Wish6Tree + Wish→ Money7Dust + Earth→ Planet8Earth + Planet→ Moon9Money + Moon→ Bitcoin10Bitcoin + Earth→ Cryptocurrency11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Lava + Stone→ Obsidian14Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond15Diamond + Tree→ Money Tree16Fire + Money Tree→ Bank17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Glass + Sand→ Hourglass21Fire + Hourglass→ Time22Bank + Time→ Interest23Cryptocurrency + Interest→ Crypto Interest24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Paper + Plant→ Book27Earth + River→ Delta28Book + Delta→ Alphabet29Fire + Fire→ Volcano30Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks31Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters32Crypto Interest + Letters→ Crypto Letters33Dust + Fire→ Ash34Fire + Water→ Steam35Fire + Steam→ Engine36Earth + Engine→ Tractor37Earth + Tractor→ Farm38Farm + Fire→ Barbecue39Ash + Barbecue→ Burger40Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger41Dust + Engine→ Vacuum42Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole43Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine44Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger45Plant + Steam→ Tea46Engine + Wind→ Windmill47Tea + Windmill→ Dutch48Fire + Planet→ Sun49Sun + Time Machine→ Future50Dutch + Future→ Tense51Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense52Crypto Letters + Future Tense→ Cryptic Future

Cryptic Future at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
89
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 Cryptic Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Crypto Letters with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cryptic Future?

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

Is Cryptic Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cryptic Future?

Only one known combination produces Cryptic Future.

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