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How to Make Futility in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Future TenseSexualityFutility

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 592 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26FireGlassLens
  27. 27LensWaterMicroscope
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionWaterWine
  30. 30FireWineAlcohol
  31. 31AlcoholAlcoholBeer
  32. 32FireWindSmoke
  33. 33SmokeWaterFog
  34. 34BeerFogBeer Goggles
  35. 35AlcoholBeer GogglesSex
  36. 36MicroscopeSexSexuality
  37. 37Future TenseSexualityFutility
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Fire + Glass→ Lens27Lens + Water→ Microscope28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Water→ Wine30Fire + Wine→ Alcohol31Alcohol + Alcohol→ Beer32Fire + Wind→ Smoke33Smoke + Water→ Fog34Beer + Fog→ Beer Goggles35Alcohol + Beer Goggles→ Sex36Microscope + Sex→ Sexuality37Future Tense + Sexuality→ Futility

Other ways to make Futility

2 combinations are known to produce Futility. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Futility
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseSexualityFutility
Future TenseNihilismFutility

Futility at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Futility in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Futility?

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

Is Futility 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 Futility?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Futility, 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.