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How to Make Dark Future in Infinite Craft

Dark Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dark Reality plus Time Machine. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dark RealityTime MachineDark Future

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 322 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4DustEngineVacuum
  5. 5FireVacuumBlack Hole
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7AshFirePhoenix
  8. 8Black HolePhoenixDark Phoenix
  9. 9DustWindSandstorm
  10. 10SandstormWaterOasis
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12OasisPlantDate
  13. 13DateWaterDating
  14. 14DatingWindBreakup
  15. 15OasisWaterMirage
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17MirageSmokeIllusion
  18. 18BreakupIllusionReality
  19. 19Dark PhoenixRealityDark Reality
  20. 20Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  21. 21Dark RealityTime MachineDark Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum5Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole6Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash7Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix8Black Hole + Phoenixโ†’ Dark Phoenix9Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm10Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date13Date + Waterโ†’ Dating14Dating + Windโ†’ Breakup15Oasis + Waterโ†’ Mirage16Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke17Mirage + Smokeโ†’ Illusion18Breakup + Illusionโ†’ Reality19Dark Phoenix + Realityโ†’ Dark Reality20Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine21Dark Reality + Time Machineโ†’ Dark Future

Other ways to make Dark Future

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

Alternative combinations that produce Dark Future
FirstSecondResult
Dark RealityTime MachineDark Future
Dark LadybugTimeDark Future

What you can make with Dark Future

Dark Future at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
32
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dark Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dark Reality with Time Machine. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dark Future?

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

Is Dark Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dark Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dark 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.