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How to Make Empires of the Future in Infinite Craft

Empires of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Empires plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EmpiresFuture TenseEmpires of the Future

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 74

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4DandelionSwampFrog
  5. 5FrogWindPrince
  6. 6EarthPrinceKing
  7. 7EarthKingKingdom
  8. 8EarthKingdomEmpire
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11EarthTsunamiIsland
  12. 12EarthIslandContinent
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15SteamWaveSurf
  16. 16ContinentSurfAustralia
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18MountainWindAvalanche
  19. 19AvalancheWindSnow
  20. 20AustraliaSnowNo
  21. 21WaterWaterLake
  22. 22LakeWaterOcean
  23. 23NoOceanNot
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25FireSteamEngine
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  29. 29NotSingularityPlural
  30. 30EmpirePluralEmpires
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32EarthEngineTractor
  33. 33EarthTractorFarm
  34. 34FarmFireBarbecue
  35. 35AshBarbecueBurger
  36. 36BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  37. 37Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  38. 38Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  39. 39PlantSteamTea
  40. 40EngineWindWindmill
  41. 41TeaWindmillDutch
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44SunTime MachineFuture
  45. 45DutchFutureTense
  46. 46Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  47. 47EmpiresFuture TenseEmpires of the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Plant + Water→ Swamp4Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog5Frog + Wind→ Prince6Earth + Prince→ King7Earth + King→ Kingdom8Earth + Kingdom→ Empire9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Earth + Tsunami→ Island12Earth + Island→ Continent13Fire + Water→ Steam14Water + Wind→ Wave15Steam + Wave→ Surf16Continent + Surf→ Australia17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche19Avalanche + Wind→ Snow20Australia + Snow→ No21Water + Water→ Lake22Lake + Water→ Ocean23No + Ocean→ Not24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Fire + Steam→ Engine26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity29Not + Singularity→ Plural30Empire + Plural→ Empires31Dust + Fire→ Ash32Earth + Engine→ Tractor33Earth + Tractor→ Farm34Farm + Fire→ Barbecue35Ash + Barbecue→ Burger36Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger37Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine38Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger39Plant + Steam→ Tea40Engine + Wind→ Windmill41Tea + Windmill→ Dutch42Dust + Earth→ Planet43Fire + Planet→ Sun44Sun + Time Machine→ Future45Dutch + Future→ Tense46Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense47Empires + Future Tense→ Empires of the Future

Empires of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

Similar effort to Empires of the Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Empires of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Empires with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Empires of the Future.

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