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How to Make Dread Future in Infinite Craft

Dread Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Dread Lake plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Dread LakeFuture TenseDread Future

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 732 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  21. 21EngineMountain DewMountain Dew Code Red
  22. 22DustMountain Dew Code RedCode Red
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24Code RedLakeRed Lake
  25. 25AnagramRed LakeDread Lake
  26. 26DustFireAsh
  27. 27EarthEngineTractor
  28. 28EarthTractorFarm
  29. 29FarmFireBarbecue
  30. 30AshBarbecueBurger
  31. 31BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33FireVacuumBlack Hole
  34. 34Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  35. 35Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  36. 36PlantSteamTea
  37. 37EngineWindWindmill
  38. 38TeaWindmillDutch
  39. 39DustEarthPlanet
  40. 40FirePlanetSun
  41. 41SunTime MachineFuture
  42. 42DutchFutureTense
  43. 43Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  44. 44Dread LakeFuture TenseDread Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Fire + Water→ Steam17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Plant + Wind→ Dandelion19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew21Engine + Mountain Dew→ Mountain Dew Code Red22Dust + Mountain Dew Code Red→ Code Red23Water + Water→ Lake24Code Red + Lake→ Red Lake25Anagram + Red Lake→ Dread Lake26Dust + Fire→ Ash27Earth + Engine→ Tractor28Earth + Tractor→ Farm29Farm + Fire→ Barbecue30Ash + Barbecue→ Burger31Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger32Dust + Engine→ Vacuum33Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole34Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine35Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger36Plant + Steam→ Tea37Engine + Wind→ Windmill38Tea + Windmill→ Dutch39Dust + Earth→ Planet40Fire + Planet→ Sun41Sun + Time Machine→ Future42Dutch + Future→ Tense43Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense44Dread Lake + Future Tense→ Dread Future

Other ways to make Dread Future

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

Alternative combinations that produce Dread Future
FirstSecondResult
Dread LakeFuture TenseDread Future
DreadmenFuture TenseDread Future

Dread Future at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dread Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Dread Lake with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Dread Future?

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

Is Dread Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Dread Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Dread 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.