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How to Make Defender of the Future in Infinite Craft

Defender of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Defender plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DefenderFuture TenseDefender of the Future

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthEarthMountain
  3. 3LakeMountainFjord
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8WaterWindWave
  9. 9EarthWaveSand
  10. 10EngineSandSandbox
  11. 11PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  12. 12FjordMinecraftFjordcraft
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14EnginePlantCar
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  17. 17CarMountain DewMountain Car
  18. 18EarthMountain CarLand Rover
  19. 19FjordcraftLand RoverDefender
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22EarthTractorFarm
  23. 23FarmFireBarbecue
  24. 24AshBarbecueBurger
  25. 25BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  29. 29Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37DefenderFuture TenseDefender of the Future
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Earth→ Mountain3Lake + Mountain→ Fjord4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Water + Wind→ Wave9Earth + Wave→ Sand10Engine + Sand→ Sandbox11Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft12Fjord + Minecraft→ Fjordcraft13Earth + Water→ Plant14Engine + Plant→ Car15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew17Car + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Car18Earth + Mountain Car→ Land Rover19Fjordcraft + Land Rover→ Defender20Dust + Fire→ Ash21Earth + Engine→ Tractor22Earth + Tractor→ Farm23Farm + Fire→ Barbecue24Ash + Barbecue→ Burger25Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine29Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Fire + Planet→ Sun34Sun + Time Machine→ Future35Dutch + Future→ Tense36Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense37Defender + Future Tense→ Defender of the Future

Defender of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 97% 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 Defender of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Defender with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Defender of the Future.

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