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How to Make Future Detective in Infinite Craft

Future Detective is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagramdetective plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramdetectiveFuture TenseFuture Detective

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 71

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 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. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16FireGlassLens
  17. 17FireLensMagnifying Glass
  18. 18IncenseMagnifying GlassDetective
  19. 19AnagramDetectiveAnagramdetective
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EarthEngineTractor
  25. 25EarthTractorFarm
  26. 26FarmFireBarbecue
  27. 27AshBarbecueBurger
  28. 28BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  32. 32Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  33. 33PlantSteamTea
  34. 34EngineWindWindmill
  35. 35TeaWindmillDutch
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37FirePlanetSun
  38. 38SunTime MachineFuture
  39. 39DutchFutureTense
  40. 40Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  41. 41AnagramdetectiveFuture TenseFuture Detective
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→ Anagram15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Fire + Glass→ Lens17Fire + Lens→ Magnifying Glass18Incense + Magnifying Glass→ Detective19Anagram + Detective→ Anagramdetective20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Earth + Engine→ Tractor25Earth + Tractor→ Farm26Farm + Fire→ Barbecue27Ash + Barbecue→ Burger28Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine32Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger33Plant + Steam→ Tea34Engine + Wind→ Windmill35Tea + Windmill→ Dutch36Dust + Earth→ Planet37Fire + Planet→ Sun38Sun + Time Machine→ Future39Dutch + Future→ Tense40Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense41Anagramdetective + Future Tense→ Future Detective

Future Detective at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Detective in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagramdetective with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Detective?

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

Is Future Detective hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Detective?

Only one known combination produces Future Detective.

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