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How to Make Deferred in Infinite Craft

Deferred is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Defer plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DeferFuture TenseDeferred

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 117

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EngineWindWindmill
  5. 5MudWindmillPig
  6. 6PigWindFlying Pig
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8SmokeWaterFog
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11TreeWaterRiver
  12. 12RiverTreePaper
  13. 13EarthPaperMap
  14. 14FogMapLost
  15. 15Flying PigLostNever
  16. 16FireMudBrick
  17. 17BrickBrickWall
  18. 18WallWaterDam
  19. 19DamSteamPower
  20. 20EnginePlantCar
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22EarthWaveSand
  23. 23FireSandGlass
  24. 24GlassSteamMirror
  25. 25FireFireVolcano
  26. 26MirrorVolcanoEcho
  27. 27CarEchoReverse
  28. 28EarthWindDust
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30EngineSandSandbox
  31. 31PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  32. 32MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  33. 33ReverseTerrariaRare
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36OceanWaterFish
  37. 37FishWindFlying Fish
  38. 38FireFishSushi
  39. 39Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  40. 40LakePlantLily
  41. 41Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  42. 42EarthEarthMountain
  43. 43LakeMountainFjord
  44. 44FjordVolcanoIceland
  45. 45SteamWaveSurf
  46. 46SurfWindSurfing
  47. 47IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  48. 48Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  49. 49EarthThisThat
  50. 50RareThatRather
  51. 51PowerRatherPrefer
  52. 52NeverPreferDefer
  53. 53DustFireAsh
  54. 54EarthEngineTractor
  55. 55EarthTractorFarm
  56. 56FarmFireBarbecue
  57. 57AshBarbecueBurger
  58. 58BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  59. 59DustEngineVacuum
  60. 60FireVacuumBlack Hole
  61. 61Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  62. 62Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  63. 63PlantSteamTea
  64. 64TeaWindmillDutch
  65. 65FirePlanetSun
  66. 66SunTime MachineFuture
  67. 67DutchFutureTense
  68. 68Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  69. 69DeferFuture TenseDeferred
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Engine + Wind→ Windmill5Mud + Windmill→ Pig6Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig7Fire + Wind→ Smoke8Smoke + Water→ Fog9Earth + Water→ Plant10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Tree + Water→ River12River + Tree→ Paper13Earth + Paper→ Map14Fog + Map→ Lost15Flying Pig + Lost→ Never16Fire + Mud→ Brick17Brick + Brick→ Wall18Wall + Water→ Dam19Dam + Steam→ Power20Engine + Plant→ Car21Water + Wind→ Wave22Earth + Wave→ Sand23Fire + Sand→ Glass24Glass + Steam→ Mirror25Fire + Fire→ Volcano26Mirror + Volcano→ Echo27Car + Echo→ Reverse28Earth + Wind→ Dust29Dust + Earth→ Planet30Engine + Sand→ Sandbox31Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft32Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria33Reverse + Terraria→ Rare34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Ocean + Water→ Fish37Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish38Fire + Fish→ Sushi39Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi40Lake + Plant→ Lily41Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus42Earth + Earth→ Mountain43Lake + Mountain→ Fjord44Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland45Steam + Wave→ Surf46Surf + Wind→ Surfing47Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing48Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This49Earth + This→ That50Rare + That→ Rather51Power + Rather→ Prefer52Never + Prefer→ Defer53Dust + Fire→ Ash54Earth + Engine→ Tractor55Earth + Tractor→ Farm56Farm + Fire→ Barbecue57Ash + Barbecue→ Burger58Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger59Dust + Engine→ Vacuum60Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole61Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine62Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger63Plant + Steam→ Tea64Tea + Windmill→ Dutch65Fire + Planet→ Sun66Sun + Time Machine→ Future67Dutch + Future→ Tense68Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense69Defer + Future Tense→ Deferred

Deferred at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
117
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 69 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Deferred in Infinite Craft?

Combine Defer with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Deferred?

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

Is Deferred hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Deferred?

Only one known combination produces Deferred.

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